Emsland is a 1,837 MW gas power station in Lower Saxony, Germany. It ranks #11 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 1,435,658 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 335k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 16.5% of Germany's electricity; the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005658.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400141; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,837 MW, Emsland is well above the median gas plant in Germany (52.9 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — 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.
1,435,658 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 #2 largest gas power plant of 241 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 241 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 37,245 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- EMSLAND · Nuclear · 1,363 MW · Lower Saxony
- BP Werk Lingen · Gas · 66 MW · Lower Saxony
- Klausheide Solar Power Plant · Solar · 4.1 MW · Lower Saxony
- Georgsdorf Solar Power Plant · Solar · 24.7 MW · Lower Saxony
- EBE Biomass power station · Biomass · 23 MW · Lower Saxony
- Emlichheim Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Lower Saxony
Location
Coordinates 52.4819, 7.3067 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Emsland?
Emsland is a 1,837 MW gas power plant in Lower Saxony, Germany.
How much CO₂ does Emsland emit?
Emsland has measured emissions of about 1,435,658 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).