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LIBERTY SERAING

Gas power plant in Wallonia, Belgium. Approximate location 50.6115, 5.533.

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LIBERTY SERAING is a 182 MW gas power station in Wallonia, Belgium. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 204k homes (estimated). It ranks #27 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 149,720 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 35k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 21.5% of Belgium's electricity; the national grid averages 150 gCO₂/kWh (72.0% low-carbon) (2025).

182Source-backed capacity
204,420homes powered (est.)
149,720t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-373.

Data status

Known data

FacilityLIBERTY SERAING Climate TRACE
CountryBelgium · Wallonia Climate TRACE
Coordinates50.6115, 5.533 Climate TRACE
FuelGas Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity182 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions149,720 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#27 of 95 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#14 of 35 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.42× · 128 MW median · 35 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent204,420 calculated
Climate9.7°C · HDD 2,998 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 24/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000400035); fuel: GEM wiki unit-level operating Fuel(s), fetched 2026-07-05

In context: how this plant compares

At 182 MW, LIBERTY SERAING is well above the median gas plant in Belgium (128 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.

~149,720 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

35kpassenger cars driven for a year
20khomes' yearly energy use
2.5 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Belgium

Seraing power station: 1,170 MW1kSeraing po…Dils Energie power station: 920 MW920Dils Energ…Awirs power station: 875 MW875Awirs powe…Manage Seneffe power station: 870 MW870Manage Sen…HERDERSBRUG STEG: 465 MW465HERDERSBRU…DROGENBOS TGV: 460 MW460DROGENBOS …Amercoeur 1 R TGV: 451 MW451Amercoeur …T-power Beringen: 422 MW422T-power Be…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

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 50.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.7°Cannual mean temp
2,998heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
171 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 2 °CJF: 3 °CFM: 6 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 13 °CMJ: 16 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 10 °CON: 6 °CND: 4 °CD18 °C

Heating degree-days here run 22% 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: 63/100 — this site sits in the mid 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
24/100environmental-severity index
15.3°Cseasonal temperature swing
178 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #14 largest gas power plant of 35 in Belgium by capacity.

Belgium has 35 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 8,938 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 50.6115, 5.533 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is LIBERTY SERAING?

LIBERTY SERAING is a 182 MW source-record gas power plant in Wallonia, Belgium.

How many homes can LIBERTY SERAING power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 204,420 homes (estimated).

How much CO₂ does LIBERTY SERAING emit?

LIBERTY SERAING has modelled emissions of about 149,720 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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