Infraserv Hoechst power station is a 66 MW coal power plant in Hesse, Germany. It ranks #316 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1989, it is around 37 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 734,427 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 171k cars driven for a year. 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 GEM_coa_infraservhoechst_germa.
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.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400186; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 66 MW, Infraserv Hoechst power station 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.
734,427 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 #94 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
- HOECHST BUSINESS PARK · Other · 200 MW · Hesse
- ADS-Anlage · Gas · 96.5 MW · Hesse
- Heizkraftwerk 2 · Gas · 152 MW · Hesse
- HKW Niederrad · Gas · 126 MW · Hesse
- HKW West · Other · 19.7 MW · Hesse
- HKW West · Coal · 123 MW · Hesse
Location
Coordinates 50.091838, 8.531305 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Infraserv Hoechst power station?
Infraserv Hoechst power station is a 66 MW coal power plant in Hesse, Germany, commissioned in 1989.
How much CO₂ does Infraserv Hoechst power station emit?
Infraserv Hoechst power station has measured emissions of about 734,427 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).