Wilrijk Isvag is a 10.5 MW waste power plant in Flanders, Belgium. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 14k homes (estimated). It ranks #82 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 55,612 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 13k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 150 gCO₂/kWh (72.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002280.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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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 10.5 MW, Wilrijk Isvag is below the median waste plant in Belgium (32 MW). Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~55,612 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 Belgium waste capacity
- 4.7% of 223 MW across 8 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest waste plants in Belgium
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 51.2°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 12% 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: 56/100 — this site sits in the mid 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 #8 largest waste power plant of 8 in Belgium by capacity.
Belgium has 8 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 223 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Antwerp Power Station · Coal · 1,100 MW · Antwerp
- SCHELLE WIND · Wind · 4.5 MW · Flanders
- INESCO WKK · Gas · 138 MW · Flanders
- Zwijndrecht Lanxess GT · Gas · 43 MW · Flanders
- Zwijndrecht Lanxess ST · Gas · 15 MW · Flanders
- Scheldelaan Exxonmobil power station · Gas · 140 MW · Antwerp
Location
Coordinates 51.1673, 4.3951 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Wilrijk Isvag?
Wilrijk Isvag is a 10.5 MW waste power plant in Flanders, Belgium.
How much CO₂ does Wilrijk Isvag emit?
Wilrijk Isvag has modelled emissions of about 55,612 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).