Gundelfingen Reserve power station is a 1,200 MW gas power station in Bayern, Germany. It is operated by PQ Energy Luxembourg Service SARL [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.4 million homes (estimated). It ranks #32 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. 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 GOGPT_gundelfingenreserve_german.
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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,200 MW, Gundelfingen Reserve power station is well above the median gas plant in Germany (52.9 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.
Key facts
- Share of Germany gas capacity
- 3.2% of 37,245 MW across 241 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PQ Energy Luxembourg Service SARL [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 48.6°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 44% 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: 76/100 — this site sits in the top 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
The #5 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
- Gundelfingen - Gartner Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Bavaria
- Gundellfingen - Gehrlicher Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2.7 MW · Bavaria
- Lauingen - Juwi Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2.8 MW · Bavaria
- Faimingen · Hydro · 10.1 MW · Bavaria
- Lauingen - Gehrlicher Solar Power Plant · Solar · 25.7 MW · Bavaria
- Kernkraft Gundremmingen · Nuclear · 2,572 MW · Bavaria
Location
Coordinates 48.55327, 10.3674 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Gundelfingen Reserve power station?
Gundelfingen Reserve power station is a 1,200 MW gas power plant in Bayern, Germany.
Who operates Gundelfingen Reserve power station?
Gundelfingen Reserve power station is operated by PQ Energy Luxembourg Service SARL [100%].