HKW Chemnitz Nord II (Natural Gas) is a 57.2 MW gas power plant in Saxony, Germany. It is operated by eins energie in sachsen GmbH & Co. KG. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 64k homes (estimated). It ranks #334 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1986, it is around 40 years old — long-established. 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 WRI1005778.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 88 MW for Chemnitz Nord power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 57.2 MW, HKW Chemnitz Nord II (Natural Gas) is around the median gas plant in Germany (52.9 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.
Key facts
- Share of Germany gas capacity
- 0.2% of 37,245 MW across 241 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 52 of 221 dated gas plants in Germany are older
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 eins energie in sachsen GmbH & Co. KG.
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 50.9°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 52% 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: 80/100 — 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 #119 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
- Chemnitz Nord power station · Coal · 88.2 MW · Saxony
- Chemnitz · Solar · 4.4 MW · Saxony
- Altchemnitz power station · Gas · 63 MW · Saxony
- Oberrossau · Solar · 7 MW · Saxony
- K&N PFK AG EV · Gas · 12.8 MW · Saxony
- Freiberg Solar Power Plant · Solar · 3 MW · Saxony
Location
Coordinates 50.857, 12.9231 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is HKW Chemnitz Nord II (Natural Gas)?
HKW Chemnitz Nord II (Natural Gas) is a 57.2 MW gas power plant in Saxony, Germany, commissioned in 1986.
Who operates HKW Chemnitz Nord II (Natural Gas)?
HKW Chemnitz Nord II (Natural Gas) is operated by eins energie in sachsen GmbH & Co. KG.