FLEVO — Netherlands
Gas power plant in Flevoland, Netherlands. Approximate location 52.5772, 5.53.
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FLEVO is a 999 MW gas power station in Flevoland, Netherlands. It is operated by GDF Suez. Based on reported annual generation of 3,277 GWh, it can supply roughly 936k homes. It ranks #8 of 119 Netherlands power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 970,214 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 226k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 34.9% of Netherlands's electricity; the national grid averages 254 gCO₂/kWh (54.2% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1019305.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 999 MW, FLEVO is well above the median gas plant in Netherlands (120 MW). 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.
970,214 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
- 37%, from 3,277 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 37% median for 6 gas plants in Netherlands
- Generation trend
- 3,169 GWh in 2015 and 3,277 GWh in 2017 (+3%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 3,756 GWh; 2015: 3,169 GWh
- Share of Netherlands gas capacity
- 6.7% of 14,954 MW across 42 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 26 of 36 dated gas plants in Netherlands 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 GDF Suez. All plants by this company →
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 52.6°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 23% 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: 63/100 — 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 #4 largest gas power plant of 42 in Netherlands by capacity.
Netherlands has 42 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 14,954 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Maxima · Gas · 880 MW · Flevoland
- Irene Vorrink · Wind · 16.8 MW · Flevoland
- Test Site Lelystad · Wind · 8.3 MW · Flevoland
- Andijk · Solar · 15 MW · North Holland
- Rachel Carson (Eemmeerdijk) · Wind · 18 MW · Flevoland
- WKC ALMERE · Gas · 120 MW · Flevoland
Location
Coordinates 52.5772, 5.53 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is FLEVO?
FLEVO is a 999 MW gas power plant in Flevoland, Netherlands, commissioned in 2010.
How much electricity does FLEVO generate?
FLEVO generates about 3,277 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates FLEVO?
FLEVO is operated by GDF Suez.
How much CO₂ does FLEVO emit?
FLEVO has measured emissions of about 970,214 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).