Heizkraftwerk Leipzig-Nord is a 167 MW gas power station in Saxony, Germany. It ranks #171 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1996, it is around 30 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 234,921 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 55k 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 WRI1005751.
Data status
Known data
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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 167 MW, Heizkraftwerk Leipzig-Nord 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.
234,921 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 #51 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
- Leipzig Süd power station · Gas · 124 MW · Sachsen
- Breitenfeld I · Solar · 6.3 MW · Saxony
- Rackwitz Solar Power Plant · Solar · 4.2 MW · Saxony
- Althen Solar Power Plant · Solar · 7.3 MW · Saxony
- Taucha Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5.3 MW · Saxony
- Panitzsch Solar Power Plant · Solar · 7.5 MW · Saxony
Location
Coordinates 51.3512, 12.3784 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Heizkraftwerk Leipzig-Nord?
Heizkraftwerk Leipzig-Nord is a 167 MW gas power plant in Saxony, Germany, commissioned in 1996.
How much CO₂ does Heizkraftwerk Leipzig-Nord emit?
Heizkraftwerk Leipzig-Nord has measured emissions of about 234,921 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).