RINGVAART STEG is a 385 MW gas power station in Flanders, Belgium. It is operated by Luminus NV/SA [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 2,025 GWh, it can supply roughly 579k homes. It ranks #18 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1998, it is around 28 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 414,760 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 97k 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002264.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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 · L100000400032; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 385 MW, RINGVAART STEG is well above the median gas plant in Belgium (128 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); GE Vernova: MS9001FA-50 Hz. 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.
414,760 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
- 60%, from 2,025 GWh of reported generation; the median for 9 gas plants in Belgium that report generation is 58%
- Generation trend
- 1,592 GWh in 2015 and 2,025 GWh in 2017 (+27%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 2,025 GWh; 2016: 1,374 GWh
- Share of Belgium gas capacity
- 4.3% of 8,938 MW across 35 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 7 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)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Luminus 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 51.1°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 9% 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: 54/100 — 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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #11 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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- LANGERBRUGGE STORA ST 2 · Waste · 50 MW · Flanders
- Zelzate 2 Knippegroen · Gas · 315 MW · Flanders
- Zelzate TJ · Oil · 18.6 MW · Flanders
Location
Coordinates 51.1049, 3.7257 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is RINGVAART STEG?
RINGVAART STEG is a 385 MW gas power plant in Flanders, Belgium, commissioned in 1998.
How much electricity does RINGVAART STEG generate?
RINGVAART STEG generates about 2,025 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates RINGVAART STEG?
RINGVAART STEG is operated by Luminus NV/SA [100%].
How much CO₂ does RINGVAART STEG emit?
RINGVAART STEG has measured emissions of about 414,760 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).