Heizkraftwerk 3 is a 211 MW coal power station in Saarland, Germany. It ranks #156 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1989, it is around 37 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 20.6% 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 WRI1005734.
Data status
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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 211 MW, Heizkraftwerk 3 is below the median coal plant in Germany (296.2 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #65 largest coal power plant of 124 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 124 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 64,920 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- HKW Fenne GrubenNatural Gaskraftwerk · Gas · 42 MW · Saarland
- Modellkraftwerk · Coal · 179 MW · Saarland
- Nordband Solar Power Plant · Solar · 4.9 MW · Saarland
- AVA Velsen · Waste · 15.8 MW · Saarland
- Schweizer Berg Solar Power Plant · Solar · 3.8 MW · Saarland
- Natural Gas- u. Dampfturbinenanlage Südraum · Gas · 38.6 MW · Saarland
Location
Coordinates 49.249, 6.8792 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Heizkraftwerk 3?
Heizkraftwerk 3 is a 211 MW coal power plant in Saarland, Germany, commissioned in 1989.