Lillo Degussa power station is a 85 MW gas power plant in Antwerp, Belgium. It is operated by Electrabel NV/SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 96k homes (estimated). It ranks #40 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1999, it is around 27 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 21.5% 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 GOGPT_lillodegussa_belgiu.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 · L100000400030; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 85 MW, Lillo Degussa power station is below the median gas plant in Belgium (128 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.
Key facts
- Share of Belgium gas capacity
- 1.0% of 8,938 MW across 35 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 9 of 21 dated gas plants in Belgium are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Belgium
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Electrabel NV/SA [100%].
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 51.3°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 10% 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: 55/100 — 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
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #21 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.
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Location
Coordinates 51.30953, 4.30402 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Lillo Degussa power station?
Lillo Degussa power station is a 85 MW gas power plant in Antwerp, Belgium, commissioned in 1999.
Who operates Lillo Degussa power station?
Lillo Degussa power station is operated by Electrabel NV/SA [100%].