Clabecq Steel Works power station is a 40 MW gas power plant in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. It ranks #52 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 47,627 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 11k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 21.5% of Belgium's electricity; the national grid averages 150 gCO₂/kWh (72.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_clabecqsteelworks_belgiu.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 40 MW, Clabecq Steel Works power station is below the median gas plant in Belgium (128 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
47,627 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #30 largest gas power plant of 35 in Belgium by capacity.
Belgium has 35 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 8,938 MW of capacity.
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- Schaerbeek Siomab ST1 · Waste · 45 MW · Brussels Capital
- Deux-Acren TJ · Oil · 18.6 MW · Wallonia
Location
Coordinates 50.6813, 4.2188 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Clabecq Steel Works power station?
Clabecq Steel Works power station is a 40 MW gas power plant in Walloon Brabant, Belgium, commissioned in 2012.
How much CO₂ does Clabecq Steel Works power station emit?
Clabecq Steel Works power station has measured emissions of about 47,627 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).