Incinerateur THUMAIDE (IPALLE) is a 32 MW waste power plant in Wallonia, Belgium. It is operated by Intercommunale de Gestion de l'Environnement CV. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 44k homes (estimated). It ranks #54 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 150 gCO₂/kWh (72.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002243.
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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 32 MW, Incinerateur THUMAIDE (IPALLE) is around the median waste plant in Belgium (32 MW). Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Belgium waste capacity
- 14.3% of 223 MW across 8 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 waste plants in Belgium
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Intercommunale de Gestion de l'Environnement CV.
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.5°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 17% 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: 59/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #3 largest waste power plant of 8 in Belgium by capacity.
Belgium has 8 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 223 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- SAINT-GHISLAIN STEG · Gas · 350 MW · Wallonia
- Valenciennes · Solar · 1.3 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Deux-Acren TJ · Oil · 18.6 MW · Wallonia
- Hornaing-B power station · Coal · 235 MW · Nord
- Ruien power station · Coal · 550 MW · West Flanders
- Sepmeries · Wind · 2 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Location
Coordinates 50.5415, 3.6301 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Incinerateur THUMAIDE (IPALLE)?
Incinerateur THUMAIDE (IPALLE) is a 32 MW waste power plant in Wallonia, Belgium.
Who operates Incinerateur THUMAIDE (IPALLE)?
Incinerateur THUMAIDE (IPALLE) is operated by Intercommunale de Gestion de l'Environnement CV.