Lichterfelde is a 432 MW gas power station in Berlin, Germany. It is operated by Vattenfall Europe Wärme AG. Based on reported annual generation of 338 GWh, it can supply roughly 97k homes. It ranks #93 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. Its annual emissions of 603,787 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 141k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 16.5% 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 WRI1005934.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 315 MW for Lichterfelde power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 432 MW, Lichterfelde is well above the median gas plant in Germany (52.9 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.
603,787 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
- 9%, from 338 GWh of reported generation; the median for 20 gas plants in Germany that report generation is 18%
- Generation trend
- 424 GWh in 2015 and 338 GWh in 2017 (−20%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 424 GWh; 2016: 312 GWh
- Share of Germany gas capacity
- 1.2% of 37,245 MW across 241 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 203 of 221 dated gas 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 Vattenfall Europe Wärme AG.
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 52.4°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 30% 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: 68/100 — this site sits in the top 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
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 #22 largest gas power plant of 241 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 241 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 37,245 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Wilmersdorf · Oil · 828 MW · Berlin
- Großbeeren · Solar · 10 MW · Brandenburg
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- Mitte · Gas · 461 MW · Berlin
- Berlin-Reuter power station · Coal · 124 MW · Berlin
- Reuter Waste Facility · Waste · 36 MW · Berlin
Location
Coordinates 52.4252, 13.3098 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Lichterfelde?
Lichterfelde is a 432 MW gas power plant in Berlin, Germany, commissioned in 2019.
How much electricity does Lichterfelde generate?
Lichterfelde generates about 338 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Lichterfelde?
Lichterfelde is operated by Vattenfall Europe Wärme AG.
How much CO₂ does Lichterfelde emit?
Lichterfelde has measured emissions of about 603,787 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).