Offleben power station is a 325 MW coal power station in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is operated by Avacon AG [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 407k homes (estimated). It ranks #117 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1973, it is around 53 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 20.6% 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 GEM_coa_offleben_germa.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 325 MW, Offleben power station is around the median coal plant in Germany (296.2 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
- Share of Germany coal capacity
- 0.5% of 64,920 MW across 124 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 29 of 117 dated coal plants in Germany are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Avacon AG [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
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 52.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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 #56 largest coal power plant of 124 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 124 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 64,920 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- MVA Helmstedt power station · Biomass · 42.3 MW · Lower Saxony
- TRV Buschhaus · Waste · 37.5 MW · Lower Saxony
- Buschhaus power station · Coal · 390 MW · Lower Saxony
- Windpark Druxberge · Wind · 116.7 MW · Saxony-Anhalt
- Windpark Hakenstedt · Wind · 82.7 MW · Saxony-Anhalt
- Weferlingen · Solar · 4.5 MW · Saxony-Anhalt
Location
Coordinates 52.1465, 11.0291 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Offleben power station?
Offleben power station is a 325 MW coal power plant in Lower Saxony, Germany, commissioned in 1973.
Who operates Offleben power station?
Offleben power station is operated by Avacon AG [100%].