Heizkraftwerk Hagen-Kabel is a 251 MW gas power station in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It ranks #147 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1980, it is around 46 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 32 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 7 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 WRI1005746.
Data status
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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: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 251 MW, Heizkraftwerk Hagen-Kabel 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). Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — 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.
32 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 #40 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
- Koepchenwerk · Hydro · 153 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Cuno herdecke power station · Gas · 421 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Biomasse-Verstromungs-Anlage · Biomass · 20 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Dortmund · Gas · 26 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- AMK - Abfallentsorgungsgesellschaft des Märkischen Kreises mbH · Waste · 12.6 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Biomass Generator #14 · Other · 16 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
Location
Coordinates 51.411, 7.4917 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Heizkraftwerk Hagen-Kabel?
Heizkraftwerk Hagen-Kabel is a 251 MW gas power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, commissioned in 1980.
How much CO₂ does Heizkraftwerk Hagen-Kabel emit?
Heizkraftwerk Hagen-Kabel has measured emissions of about 32 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).