Stade GDF Suez power station is a 830 MW coal power station in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is operated by ENGIE Deutschland AG [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #57 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. 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_stadegdfsuez_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 830 MW, Stade GDF Suez power station is well above the median coal plant in Germany (296.2 MW). Technically it is described as supercritical. 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
- 1.3% of 64,920 MW across 124 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 104 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 ENGIE Deutschland 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 53.6°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 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 #28 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
- Stade E.ON power station · Coal · 1,100 MW · Lower Saxony
- Stade nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 672 MW · Lower Saxony
- Stade Dow power station · Coal · 920 MW · Lower Saxony
- Dow Stade · Gas · 173 MW · Lower Saxony
- KWK AOS GmbH · Gas · 30.7 MW · Lower Saxony
- Drochtersen G1 · Solar · 7.6 MW · Lower Saxony
Location
Coordinates 53.6, 9.48333 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Stade GDF Suez power station?
Stade GDF Suez power station is a 830 MW coal power plant in Lower Saxony, Germany, commissioned in 2010.
Who operates Stade GDF Suez power station?
Stade GDF Suez power station is operated by ENGIE Deutschland AG [100%].