DK6 is a 808 MW gas power station in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. It is operated by ENGIE SA [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 3,934 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.1 million homes. It ranks #31 of 2,216 France power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2005, it is around 21 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 2,489,403 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 580k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 3.0% of France's electricity; the national grid averages 41 gCO₂/kWh (94.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002722.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400096; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 808 MW, DK6 is well above the median gas plant in France (87.2 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.
2,489,403 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).
Key facts
- Load factor
- 56%, from 3,934 GWh of reported generation; the median for 8 gas plants in France that report generation is 53%
- Generation trend
- 2,954 GWh in 2015 and 3,934 GWh in 2017 (+33%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 3,934 GWh; 2015: 2,954 GWh
- Share of France gas capacity
- 10.5% of 7,707 MW across 34 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 17 of 32 dated gas plants in France are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by ENGIE SA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 51.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 14% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 57/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #3 largest gas power plant of 34 in France by capacity.
France has 34 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 7,707 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Dunkerque · Biomass · 7.2 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Loon-Plage · Wind · 12 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- GRAVELINES · Nuclear · 5,706 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Sainte-Marie-Kerque · Biomass · 1.5 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- ENERSOL TIOXIDE · Gas · 55 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Calais · Biomass · 0.95 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Location
Coordinates 51.0482, 2.3255 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is DK6?
DK6 is a 808 MW gas power plant in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, commissioned in 2005.
How much electricity does DK6 generate?
DK6 generates about 3,934 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates DK6?
DK6 is operated by ENGIE SA [100%].
How much CO₂ does DK6 emit?
DK6 has measured emissions of about 2,489,403 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).