Esch-sur-Alzette CCGT Power Plant Luxembourg

Esch-sur-Alzette CCGT Power Plant Luxembourg is a 385 MW gas power station in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 434k homes (estimated). It ranks #2 of 2 Luxembourg power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 20,343 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 4.7k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 3.9% of Luxembourg's electricity; the national grid averages 123 gCO₂/kWh (91.6% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0045217.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

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.

20,343 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).

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 49.5°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 28% 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: 66/100 — 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), 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

Luxembourg has 1 gas power plant in this dataset, together about 385 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

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• CATTENOM · Nuclear · 5,448 MW · Lorraine
• Beuveille · Wind · 8 MW · Lorraine
• Tellancourt · Wind · 16 MW · Lorraine

Location

Coordinates 49.5119, 5.9646 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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