Kraftwerk Walheim is a 136 MW oil power station in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. It is operated by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. Based on reported annual generation of 31 GWh, it can supply roughly 8.8k homes. It ranks #195 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1981, it is around 45 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 112,712 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 26k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 3.8% 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 WRI1005897.
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
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 136 MW, Kraftwerk Walheim is well above the median oil plant in Germany (88 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
112,712 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).
Key facts
- Load factor
- 3%, from 31 GWh of reported generation
- Generation trend
- 25 GWh in 2015 and 31 GWh in 2017 (+23%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 31 GWh; 2016: 18 GWh
- Share of Germany oil capacity
- 3.5% of 3,844 MW across 27 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 11 of 25 dated oil plants in Germany are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 49.0°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 26% 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: 65/100 — 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 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 #6 largest oil power plant of 27 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 27 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 3,844 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Walheim power station · Coal · 267 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
- NECKARWESTHEIM-2 · Nuclear · 1,400 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Marbach power station · Oil · 695 MW · Baden-Württemberg
- Heilbronn power station · Coal · 1,066 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Neckarsulm - Audi Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.9 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Stuttgart-Muenster · Coal · 159.9 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
Location
Coordinates 49.0175, 9.1574 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kraftwerk Walheim?
Kraftwerk Walheim is a 136 MW oil power plant in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, commissioned in 1981.
How much electricity does Kraftwerk Walheim generate?
Kraftwerk Walheim generates about 31 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Kraftwerk Walheim?
Kraftwerk Walheim is operated by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG.
How much CO₂ does Kraftwerk Walheim emit?
Kraftwerk Walheim has measured emissions of about 112,712 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).