Spitzenlastkraftwerk Großkayna is a 120 MW oil power station in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is operated by envia THERM GmbH. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 90k homes (estimated). It ranks #216 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1994, it is around 32 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 442,980 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 103k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 3.8% 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 WRI1006052.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 120 MW, Spitzenlastkraftwerk Großkayna is well above the median oil plant in Germany (88 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~442,980 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Germany oil capacity
- 3.1% of 3,844 MW across 27 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 16 of 25 dated oil 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 oil plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by envia THERM GmbH.
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. 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 28% 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: 67/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 #7 largest oil power plant of 27 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 27 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 3,844 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Beuna A · Solar · 8 MW · Saxony-Anhalt
- TOTAL R&C LEUNA · Oil · 101.2 MW · Saxony-Anhalt
- Weißenfels · Solar · 7.6 MW · Saxony-Anhalt
- TREA Leuna · Waste · 33.5 MW · Saxony-Anhalt
- GuD Leuna · Gas · 52 MW · Saxony-Anhalt
- ILK-GuD · Gas · 135.7 MW · Saxony-Anhalt
Location
Coordinates 51.2919, 11.9465 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Spitzenlastkraftwerk Großkayna?
Spitzenlastkraftwerk Großkayna is a 120 MW oil power plant in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, commissioned in 1994.
Who operates Spitzenlastkraftwerk Großkayna?
Spitzenlastkraftwerk Großkayna is operated by envia THERM GmbH.
How much CO₂ does Spitzenlastkraftwerk Großkayna emit?
Spitzenlastkraftwerk Großkayna has modelled emissions of about 442,980 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).