LANGERLO 1 is a 470 MW coal power station in Flanders, Belgium. It is operated by Eneco Zuid Nederland BV. Based on reported annual generation of 312 GWh, it can supply roughly 89k homes. It ranks #11 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1968, it is around 58 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 0.0% of Belgium's electricity; the national grid averages 150 gCO₂/kWh (72.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002253.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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 470 MW, LANGERLO 1 is well above the median coal plant in Belgium (255 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 8%, from 312 GWh of reported generation
- Share of Belgium coal capacity
- 15.4% of 3,045 MW across 7 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 4 of 7 dated coal plants in Belgium 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 Eneco Zuid Nederland BV.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. 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 19% 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: 60/100 — 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 #3 largest coal power plant of 7 in Belgium by capacity.
Belgium has 7 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 3,045 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- LANGERLO 4 REPOWERING · Gas · 86 MW · Flanders
- Sappi Lanaken power station · Gas · 43 MW · Limburg Province
- Maastricht Mill power station · Gas · 74.4 MW · Limburg
- Swentibold power station · Gas · 230 MW · Limburg
- Dils Energie power station · Gas · 920 MW · Limburg
- Louisegroeve · Solar · 4 MW · Limburg
Location
Coordinates 50.9405, 5.4906 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is LANGERLO 1?
LANGERLO 1 is a 470 MW coal power plant in Flanders, Belgium, commissioned in 1968.
How much electricity does LANGERLO 1 generate?
LANGERLO 1 generates about 312 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates LANGERLO 1?
LANGERLO 1 is operated by Eneco Zuid Nederland BV.