Wedel is a 101 MW oil power station in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is operated by Vattenfall Europe Generation AG. Based on reported annual generation of 913 GWh, it can supply roughly 261k homes. It ranks #245 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1972, it is around 54 years old — an older, legacy facility. 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 WRI1006131.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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 101 MW, Wedel is well above the median oil plant in Germany (88 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Siemens Energy: SGT-800, Siemens Energy: SGT-800. 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.
Key facts
- Generation trend
- 1,175 GWh in 2015 and 913 GWh in 2017 (−22%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 1,175 GWh; 2017: 913 GWh
- Share of Germany oil capacity
- 2.6% of 3,844 MW across 27 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 4 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)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Vattenfall Europe Generation AG. All plants by this company →
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 53.6°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 35% 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: 72/100 — 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 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 #10 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
- Wedel power station · Coal · 390.7 MW · Schleswig-Holstein
- Stade nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 672 MW · Lower Saxony
- MVR Müllverwertung Rugenberger Damm GmbH & Co. KG · Waste · 24 MW · Hamburg
- Heizkraftwerk 1 · Gas · 22.5 MW · Hamburg
- Stade E.ON power station · Coal · 1,100 MW · Lower Saxony
- Stade GDF Suez power station · Coal · 830 MW · Lower Saxony
Location
Coordinates 53.5663, 9.7285 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Wedel?
Wedel is a 101 MW oil power plant in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, commissioned in 1972.
How much electricity does Wedel generate?
Wedel generates about 913 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Wedel?
Wedel is operated by Vattenfall Europe Generation AG.