List of power stations in Germany

The following page lists all power stations in Germany. For traction current, see List of installations for 15kV AC railway electrification in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Nuclear

Name	Location	Geographical Coordinates	Type	Capacity (MWe)	Operational	Notes
VAK	Kahl am Main	50°03′33″N 8°59′14″E / 50.0591294°N 8.9871812°E	BWR	15	1960–1985
MZFR	Leopoldshafen	49°06′16″N 8°25′57″E / 49.1043102°N 8.4325862°E	PHWR	52	1965–1984
AVR	Jülich	50°54′11″N 6°25′17″E / 50.9030599°N 6.4213693°E	HTGR	13	1966–1988
KKR	Rheinsberg	53°08′50″N 12°59′25″E / 53.1472465°N 12.9903674°E	VVER	62	1966–1990	GDR plant, shut down after German reunification
KRB Unit A	Gundremmingen	48°30′48″N 10°24′07″E / 48.513264°N 10.4020357°E	BWR	238	1966–1977
KRB Unit B	Gundremmingen	48°30′53″N 10°24′09″E / 48.5148276°N 10.402379°E	BWR	1284	1984–present	Scheduled for shut down: Dec. 31, 2017[1]
KRB Unit C	Gundremmingen	48°30′56″N 10°24′07″E / 48.5155383°N 10.4020786°E	BWR	1288	1985–present	Scheduled for shut down on 31 December 2021[1]
KWO	Obrigheim	49°21′52″N 9°04′35″E / 49.364503°N 9.076252°E	PWR	340	1968–2005
KWL	Lingen	52°28′59″N 7°18′02″E / 52.4831853°N 7.3005223°E	BWR	250	1968–1977
HDR	Grosswelzheim	50°03′19″N 8°59′06″E / 50.0551446°N 8.9848691°E	BWR	23	1969–1971
KKS	Stade	53°37′12″N 9°31′50″E / 53.6200685°N 9.5306289°E	PWR	640	1972–2003
KKN	Niederaichbach	48°36′21″N 12°18′00″E / 48.6058015°N 12.3000848°E	HWCGR	100	1973–1974
KGR Unit 1	Greifswald	54°08′30″N 13°39′30″E / 54.1417497°N 13.6583877°E	VVER	408	1974–1990	GDR plant, shut down after German reunification
KGR Unit 2	Greifswald	54°08′30″N 13°39′35″E / 54.1417623°N 13.6597395°E	VVER	408	1975–1990
KGR Unit 3	Greifswald	54°08′29″N 13°39′45″E / 54.1415235°N 13.6624217°E	VVER	408	1978–1990
KGR Unit 4	Greifswald	54°08′29″N 13°39′49″E / 54.1414229°N 13.663644°E	VVER	408	1979–1990
KGR Unit 5	Greifswald	54°08′26″N 13°39′59″E / 54.140631°N 13.6664128°E	VVER	408	1989–1990
KWB Unit A	Biblis	49°42′34″N 8°24′57″E / 49.709331°N 8.415865°E	PWR	1176	1975–2011	[2]
KWB Unit B	Biblis	49°42′32″N 8°24′48″E / 49.7089474°N 8.413285°E	PWR	1240	1977–2011
KWW	Würgassen	51°38′23″N 9°23′30″E / 51.6396481°N 9.3915617°E	BWR	640	1975–1994
GKN Unit 1	Neckarwestheim	49°02′24″N 9°10′20″E / 49.0401151°N 9.1721088°E	PWR	785	1976–2011	capacity including traction current
GKN Unit 2	Neckarwestheim	49°02′26″N 9°10′32″E / 49.0406214°N 9.1755903°E	PWR	1269	1989–present	Scheduled for shut down: Dec. 31, 2022 [1]
KKB	Brunsbüttel	53°53′29″N 9°12′02″E / 53.8913533°N 9.2005777°E	BWR	771	1977–2011
KKI Isar Unit 1	Essenbach	48°36′16″N 12°17′50″E / 48.6044748°N 12.2972095°E	BWR	870	1979–2011
KKI Isar Unit 2	Essenbach	48°36′20″N 12°17′35″E / 48.6055532°N 12.2931647°E	PWR	1365	1988–present	Scheduled for shut down: Dec. 31, 2022 [1]
KKU Unterweser	Stadland	53°25′46″N 8°28′39″E / 53.4293465°N 8.4774649°E	PWR	1285	1979–2011
KNK-I/II	Leopoldshafen	49°05′50″N 8°25′58″E / 49.0973279°N 8.4327739°E	FBR	21	1979–1991	fast sodium-cooled research reactor[3]
KKP Unit 1	Philippsburg	49°15′05″N 8°26′08″E / 49.2513078°N 8.4356761°E	BWR	890	1980–2011
KKP Unit 2	Philippsburg	49°15′05″N 8°26′08″E / 49.2513078°N 8.4356761°E	PWR	1358	1985–present	Scheduled for shut down: Dec. 31, 2019[1]
KKG	Grafenrheinfeld	49°59′03″N 10°11′05″E / 49.9841308°N 10.1846373°E	PWR	1275	1981–2015
KKK Krümmel	Geesthacht	53°24′38″N 10°24′33″E / 53.4104656°N 10.4091597°E	BWR	1260	1984–2011
KWG	Grohnde	52°02′06″N 9°24′35″E / 52.0348748°N 9.4097793°E	PWR	1360	1985–present	Scheduled for shut down: Dec. 31, 2021[1]
KBR	Brokdorf	53°51′02″N 9°20′45″E / 53.850666°N 9.3457603°E	PWR	1326	1986–present	Scheduled for shut down: Dec. 31, 2021[1]
KMK	Mülheim-Kärlich	50°24′32″N 7°29′10″E / 50.408791°N 7.4861956°E	PWR	1219	1987–1988
THTR	Hamm-Uentrop	51°40′43″N 7°58′12″E / 51.6786228°N 7.9700232°E	HTGR	296	1987–1988
KKE	Emsland	52°28′18″N 7°19′14″E / 52.4716974°N 7.3206389°E	PWR	1290	1988–present	Scheduled for shut down: Dec. 31, 2022[1]
Legend:       Reactor is currently operational        Decommissioned reactor Types: BWR = Boiling water reactor, FBR = Fast breeder reactor, HTGR = High-temperature gas-cooled reactor, HWCGR = ?, PHWR = Pressurized heavy-water reactor, PWR = Pressurized water reactor, VVER = Water-water energetic reactor

Fossil

List is incomplete!

Name	Height of Chimneys		Year	Capacity ( MW)	Fuel	Town	Coordinates	Remarks
Westerholt Power Station	1107 ft	337.5 m	1997		Coal	Gelsenkirchen, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°36′4.48″N 7°3′52.16″E / 51.6012444°N 7.0644889°E	demolished in 2006
Power Plant Scholven	991 ft	302 m		2056	Coal	Gelsenkirchen	51°36′12.84″N 7°0′7.44″E / 51.6035667°N 7.0020667°E ; 51°36′2.06″N 7°0′16.56″E / 51.6005722°N 7.0046000°E
Power Plant Jänschwalde	984 ft	300 m	1981	3000	Lignite	Jänschwalde	51°49′56.07″N 14°27′10.89″E / 51.8322417°N 14.4530250°E ; 51°49′55.76″N 14°27′25.89″E / 51.8321556°N 14.4571917°E ; 51°49′55.5″N 14°27′40.96″E / 51.832083°N 14.4613778°E
Power Plant Chemnitz	984 ft	300 m		195	Lignite, gas, oil	Chemnitz	50°51′28.01″N 12°55′25.79″E / 50.8577806°N 12.9238306°E
Buschhaus Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1984	380	Lignite	Helmstedt, Lower-Saxony	52°10′18.35″N 10°58′37.89″E / 52.1717639°N 10.9771917°E
Herne Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1989	950	Coal	Herne, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°33′2.36″N 7°11′15.27″E / 51.5506556°N 7.1875750°E
Walsum Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1988	410	Coal	Walsum, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°31′42.81″N 6°42′52.54″E / 51.5285583°N 6.7145944°E
Lippendorf Power Station	984 ft	300 m	1967		Lignite	Lippendorf, Saxony	51°10′36.37″N 12°22′34.94″E / 51.1767694°N 12.3763722°E	demolished in 2005
Thierbach Power Station	984 ft	300 m			Lignite	Espenhain, Saxony	51°10′4.83″N 12°30′28.89″E / 51.1680083°N 12.5080250°E	demolished
Boxberg Power Station	984 ft	300 m		1900	Lignite	Boxberg, Saxony	51°24′53.95″N 14°33′41.76″E / 51.4149861°N 14.5616000°E ; 51°24′55″N 14°33′48.94″E / 51.41528°N 14.5635944°E ; 51°24′57.17″N 14°34′0.18″E / 51.4158806°N 14.5667167°E ; 51°24′59.93″N 14°34′19.09″E / 51.4166472°N 14.5719694°E
Marl-Chemiepark Power Station	984 ft	300 m			Coal	Marl, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°41′34″N 7°6′33″E / 51.69278°N 7.10917°E	demolished
Bergkamen Power Station	925 ft	282 m	1981	747	Coal	Bergkamen, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°38′12.16″N 7°37′14.05″E / 51.6367111°N 7.6205694°E
Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station	925 ft	282 m	637 MW		Coal	Werdohl, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°16′33.04″N 7°42′26.24″E / 51.2758444°N 7.7072889°E ; 51°16′33.46″N 7°42′23.75″E / 51.2759611°N 7.7065972°E
Gersteinwerk	925 ft	282 m	1984	1680	Coal	Werne, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°40′24.79″N 7°43′14.28″E / 51.6735528°N 7.7206333°E
Ibbenbüren Power Station	902 ft	275 m	1985	770	Anthracite	Ibbenbüren, Northrhine-Westphalia	52°17′9.11″N 7°44′45.23″E / 52.2858639°N 7.7458972°E
Rüstersieler Power Station	902 ft	275 m		747	Coal	Rüstersieler, Lower-Saxony	53°33′56.93″N 8°8′46.46″E / 53.5658139°N 8.1462389°E
Voerde Power Station	820 ft	250 m	1982		Coal	Voerde, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°34′37.65″N 6°40′53.19″E / 51.5771250°N 6.6814417°E
Grosskrotzenburg Power Station	820 ft	250 m		2000	Coal	Großkrotzenburg, Hessen	50°5′17.76″N 8°57′5.97″E / 50.0882667°N 8.9516583°E
Lünen Power Station	820 ft	250 m		500 MW ( 110 MW traction current)		Lünen, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°36′50.79″N 7°28′53.12″E / 51.6141083°N 7.4814222°E
Unit 6 of Bremen-Hafen Power Station	820 ft	250 m		450	Coal	Bremen	53°7′29.54″N 8°43′43.11″E / 53.1248722°N 8.7286417°E
Altbach Power Station	820 ft	250 m		1270	Coal	Altbach, Baden-Württemberg	48°43′1.42″N 9°22′2.91″E / 48.7170611°N 9.3674750°E ; 48°43′2.77″N 9°22′26.82″E / 48.7174361°N 9.3741167°E
Heilbronn Power Station	820 ft	250 m		1130	Coal	Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg	49°10′31.91″N 9°12′27.19″E / 49.1755306°N 9.2075528°E ; 49°10′29.67″N 9°12′26.47″E / 49.1749083°N 9.2073528°E
Hagenwerder Power Plant, Unit III	820 ft	250 m	1972/73		Coal	Görlitz/Hagenwerder, Saxony	51°3′42″N 14°56′55″E / 51.06167°N 14.94861°E	demolished by explosives on June 19, 1998
Wilhelmshaven Power Station (E.ON)	820 ft	250 m	1976			Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony
Mehrum Power Station	820 ft	250 m		690	Coal	Hohenhameln, Lower Saxony	52°18′54.16″N 10°5′37.65″E / 52.3150444°N 10.0937917°E
Merkenich Heating Power Station	820 ft	250 m		195	Natural gas, lignite	Cologne, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°01′5.03″N 6°57′52.14″E / 51.0180639°N 6.9644833°E
Marl-Chemiepark Power Station	791 ft	241 m				Marl, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°41′4.4″N 7°5′59.62″E / 51.684556°N 7.0998944°E
Scholven A Power Station	789 ft	240,5 m				Gelsenkirchen, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°35′59.83″N 7°0′20.27″E / 51.5999528°N 7.0056306°E
Voerde Power Station	787 ft	240 m		2222	Coal	Voerde, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°34′36.29″N 6°41′6.85″E / 51.5767472°N 6.6852361°E
Bexbach Power Station	787 ft	240 m		773	Coal	Bexbach, Saarland	49°21′48.51″N 7°14′13.38″E / 49.3634750°N 7.2370500°E
Cuno Power Station	787 ft	240 m				Herdecke, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°24′15.41″N 7°24′49.09″E / 51.4042806°N 7.4136361°E
Power Station Schwandorf	771 ft	235 m			Lignite	Schwandorf, Bavaria	49°18′13.82″N 12°4′39.05″E / 49.3038389°N 12.0775139°E ; 49°18′14.42″N 12°4′35.33″E / 49.3040056°N 12.0764806°E	demolished
Weiher Power Station	761 ft	232 m		680	Coal	Quierschied-Weiher, Saarland	49°20′5.23″N 7°2′7.85″E / 49.3347861°N 7.0355139°E
Voerde Power Station	755 ft	230 m				Voerde, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°34′43.66″N 6°40′45.13″E / 51.5787944°N 6.6792028°E
Castrop-Rauxel Power Station	755 ft	230 m		290	Coal	Castrop-Rauxel, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°34′49.37″N 7°18′49.19″E / 51.5803806°N 7.3136639°E
Heyden Power Station	745 ft	227 m		920	Coal	Petershagen, Northrhine-Westphalia	52°22′53.79″N 8°59′55.2″E / 52.3816083°N 8.998667°E
Erfurt-Ost Heating Power Station	741 ft	226 m				Erfurt, Thuringia	51 00 55 N 011 02 23 E	demolished
Gera-Nord Heating Power Station (3 Essen)	738 ft	225 m				Gera, Thuringia	50°54′18.59″N 12°3′48.34″E / 50.9051639°N 12.0634278°E ; 50°54′17.65″N 12°3′44.96″E / 50.9049028°N 12.0624889°E ; 50°54′15.69″N 12°3′48.6″E / 50.9043583°N 12.063500°E
Jena Heating Power Station	738 ft	225 m		225	Natural gas	Jena, Thuringia	50°53′51.53″N 11°35′12.5″E / 50.8976472°N 11.586806°E
Altchemnitz Heating Power Station	738 ft	225 m				Altchemnitz, Saxony	50°47′54.9″N 12°55′2.7″E / 50.798583°N 12.917417°E
Schilling Power Station	722 ft	220 m	1962		Oil	Stade, Lower Saxony	53°37′4″N 9°31′57″E / 53.61778°N 9.53250°E	demolished
Bayer-Power Station Leverkusen	722 ft	220 m				Leverkusen, Northrhine-Westphalia		were used until 1944 as carrier for Bayer Cross Leverkusen
Zolling power station	722 ft	220 m		449	Coal, Biomass	Zolling, Bavaria	48°27′19.05″N 11°47′58.25″E / 48.4552917°N 11.7995139°E
West Power Station	715 ft	218 m	1970		Coal	Voerde, Northrhine-Westphalia
Power Station Moers-Meerbeck	689 ft	210 m			Coal	Moers-Meerbeck, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°28′13.95″N 6°38′32.78″E / 51.4705417°N 6.6424389°E
Power Station Dortmund-Derne	689 ft	210 m			Coal	Dortmund-Derne, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°34′12.38″N 7°31′40.98″E / 51.5701056°N 7.5280500°E
Gustav Knepper Power Station	689 ft	210 m		350	Coal	Dortmund, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°34′06.52″N 7°20′56.77″E / 51.5684778°N 7.3491028°E
Offleben Power Station	679 ft	207 m			Lignite	Offleben, Lower Saxony	52°08′45.64″N 11°01′41.92″E / 52.1460111°N 11.0283111°E
Dresden-Reick Heating Power Station	669 ft	204 m				Dresden-Reick, Saxony	51°1′28.14″N 13°46′59.78″E / 51.0244833°N 13.7832722°E
Power Station Franken II	663 ft	202 m	1963/64			Erlangen, Bavaria	49°33′47″N 10°58′25″E / 49.56306°N 10.97361°E	demolished in 2001
Power Station Mannheim-Neckarau	656 ft	200 m		1521 MW ( 123 MW traction current)	Coal	Mannheim-Neckarau, Baden-Württemberg	49°26′40″N 8°29′53″E / 49.44444°N 8.49806°E ; 49°26′36.73″N 8°30′9.76″E / 49.4435361°N 8.5027111°E
Essen-Karnap Incineration Plant	656 ft	200 m			Waste	Essen-Karnap, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°30′53.98″N 6°59′37.93″E / 51.5149944°N 6.9938694°E
Power Station Hamm-Schmehausen	656 ft	200 m		850	Natural gas	Hamm-Schmehausen, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°40′49.1″N 7°58′12.7″E / 51.680306°N 7.970194°E
Frimmersdorf Power Station	656 ft	200 m		2265	Lignite	Frimmersdorf, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°3′16.19″N 6°34′33.31″E / 51.0544972°N 6.5759194°E ; 51°3′19.76″N 6°34′34.7″E / 51.0554889°N 6.576306°E ; 51°3′28.02″N 6°34′38.65″E / 51.0577833°N 6.5774028°E
Irsching Power Station	656 ft	200 m		890	Natural gas, oil	Irsching, Bavaria	48°46′1.32″N 11°34′45.19″E / 48.7670333°N 11.5792194°E ; 48°46′1.48″N 11°34′49.46″E / 48.7670778°N 11.5804056°E ; 48°46′1.43″N 11°34′52.92″E / 48.7670639°N 11.5813667°E
Ingolstadt Power Station	656 ft	200 m		840	Oil	Ingolstadt, Bavaria	48°45′43.23″N 11°30′11.73″E / 48.7620083°N 11.5032583°E
Lauchhammer-South Heating Plant	656 ft	200 m				Lauchhammer, Saxony	51 28 14 N 013 46 46 E	demolished in 2002
Schkopau Power Station	656 ft	200 m		916 MW ( 110 MW traction current)	Lignite	Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt	51°23′54.44″N 11°57′1.17″E / 51.3984556°N 11.9503250°E
Schwedt Power Station	656 ft	200 m				Schwedt, Brandenburg	53°5′54.06″N 14°13′10.34″E / 53.0983500°N 14.2195389°E
Asdonkshof Waste Incineration Plant	656 ft	200 m	1995		Waste	Kamp-Lintfort, Northrhine-Westphalia	51°31′23.17″N 6°34′31.96″E / 51.5231028°N 6.5755444°E
Braunschweig-Mitte Heating Power Plant	650 ft	198 m	1983	319		Braunschweig, Lower-Saxony	52°16′43.57″N 10°30′53.96″E / 52.2787694°N 10.5149889°E
Wuppertal-Elberfeld Heating Power Plant	650 ft	198 m		100		Wuppertal	51°14′54.19″N 7°7′7.61″E / 51.2483861°N 7.1187806°E
Bremen-Mittelsbüren Power Plant	646 ft	197 m		280 MW ( also traction current)		Bremen	53°07′44.33″N 8°41′0.22″E / 53.1289806°N 8.6833944°E
Neurath Power Plant	640 ft	195 m		2100		Grevenbroich	51°02′16.15″N 6°36′42.77″E / 51.0378194°N 6.6118806°E
Robert Frank Power Plant	594 ft	181 m		500		Landesbergen
Ensdorf Power Plant	591 ft	180 m		430		Ensdorf	49°17′40.04″N 6°46′18.13″E / 49.2944556°N 6.7717028°E
Stuttgart-Münster Power Plant	591 ft	180 m		164		Stuttgart	48°48′55.31″N 9°13′11.07″E / 48.8153639°N 9.2197417°E
Weisweiler Power Plant	591 ft	180 m		2293		Eschweiler	50°50′21.14″N 6°19′25.88″E / 50.8392056°N 6.3238556°E
Römerbrücke Heating Power Plant	581 ft	177 m		110		Saarbrücken	49°13′25.15″N 7°00′53.71″E / 49.2236528°N 7.0149194°E
Munich-South Heating Power Plant	574 ft	175 m		698	Natural gas, oil	Munich	48°6′50.53″N 11°33′20.82″E / 48.1140361°N 11.5557833°E
Pleinting Power Plant	574 ft	175 m		725		Pleinting	48°40′8.78″N 13°6′31″E / 48.6691056°N 13.10861°E
Schwarze Pumpe power station	564 ft	172 m		1600	Lignite	Spremberg	51°32′8.93″N 14°21′17.11″E / 51.5358139°N 14.3547528°E
Berlin-Klingenberg Power Plant	554 ft	169 m		188		Berlin	52°29′24.09″N 13°29′45.39″E / 52.4900250°N 13.4959417°E
Berlin-Lichtenberg Power Plant	554 ft	169 m		36		Berlin	52°31′24.25″N 13°31′19.96″E / 52.5234028°N 13.5222111°E
Datteln Power Plant	541 ft	165 m		303 MW ( also traction current)		Datteln	51°37′48.16″N 7°19′52.73″E / 51.6300444°N 7.3313139°E
Emsland Natural Gas Power Plant	525 ft	160 m		864	Natural gas	Lingen	52°28′50.93″N 7°18′20.11″E / 52.4808139°N 7.3055861°E
Stuttgart-Gaisburg Power Plant	525 ft	160 m		60		Stuttgart	48°46′56.09″N 9°13′52.81″E / 48.7822472°N 9.2313361°E
Völklingen-Fenne Power Plant	525 ft	160 m		600		Völklingen	49°14′58.48″N 6°52′53.2″E / 49.2495778°N 6.881444°E
Wolfsburg-West Heating Power Plant	525 ft	160 m		300		Wolfsburg
Marbach Power Plant	525 ft	160 m				Marbach	48°55′38.89″N 9°13′48.26″E / 48.9274694°N 9.2300722°E
Berlin-Lichterfelde Power Plant	518 ft	158 m		450		Berlin	52°25′29.81″N 13°18′35.4″E / 52.4249472°N 13.309833°E
Wedel Heating Power Plant	495 ft	151 m				Wedel	53°33′59.25″N 9°43′32.14″E / 53.5664583°N 9.7255944°E
Bremen-Farge Power Plant	492 ft	150 m		343		Bremen	53°12′7.65″N 8°30′57.96″E / 53.2021250°N 8.5161000°E
Franken I Power Plant	492 ft	150 m		843		Nuremberg	49°25′14.88″N 11°00′27.64″E / 49.4208000°N 11.0076778°E
Lausward Power Plant	492 ft	150 m		520 MW ( also traction current)		Düsseldorf	51°13′15.03″N 6°43′53.66″E / 51.2208417°N 6.7315722°E
Lingen Reffinery Power Plant	492 ft	150 m		68		Lingen	52°33′43.33″N 7°18′9.49″E / 52.5620361°N 7.3026361°E
Walheim Power Plant	486 ft	148 m		253	Coal	Walheim	49°01′6.38″N 9°9′26.39″E / 49.0184389°N 9.1573306°E
Rostock Power Plant	464 ft	141.5 m		600	Coal	Rostock	54°08′34.24″N 12°7′58.62″E / 54.1428444°N 12.1329500°E
Flensburg Heating Power Plant	459 ft	140 m		170		Flensburg
Veltheim Power Plant	459 ft	140 m		880		Veltheim
Karlsruhe-West Heating Power Plant	459 ft	140 m		170		Karlsruhe	49°0′50.98″N 8°20′51.56″E / 49.0141611°N 8.3476556°E
Wuppertal-Barmen Heating Power Plant	449 ft	137 m		56		Wuppertal	51°16′8.86″N 7°12′1.71″E / 51.2691278°N 7.2004750°E
Bochum Heating Power Plant	427 ft	130 m		21		Bochum	51°27′5.69″N 7°13′10.73″E / 51.4515806°N 7.2196472°E
Munich-North Heating Power Plant	427 ft	130 m		360	Coal	Munich	48°10′52.44″N 11°38′23.36″E / 48.1812333°N 11.6398222°E
Goldenberg Power Plant	410 ft	125 m		171		Hürth	50°51′40.47″N 6°50′7.34″E / 50.8612417°N 6.8353722°E
Berlin-Reutter/West Power Plant	400 ft	122 m		600		Berlin-Charlottenburg	52°32′4.45″N 13°14′40.32″E / 52.5345694°N 13.2445333°E
Berlin-Reutter	400 ft	122 m		165		Berlin-Charlottenburg	52°31′51.89″N 13°14′44.49″E / 52.5310806°N 13.2456917°E
Emden Power Plant	394 ft	120 m		450		Emden
Sindelfingen Heating Power Plant	394 ft	120 m				Sindelfingen	48°41′48.83″N 8°59′57.39″E / 48.6968972°N 8.9992750°E
Berlin-Buch Power Plant	394 ft	120 m	1974	5		Berlin	52°38′6″N 13°30′37.17″E / 52.63500°N 13.5103250°E
Wolfsburg Heating Power Plant	387 ft	118 m		140		Wolfsburg
Kiel Power Plant	371 ft	113 m		354		Kiel
Hannover-Herrenhausen Power Plant	361 ft	110 m		105		Hannover
Berlin-Charlottenburg Heating Power Plant	341 ft	104 m		215		Berlin-Charlottenburg	52°31′19.76″N 13°18′31.18″E / 52.5221556°N 13.3086611°E
Berlin-Wilmersdorf Heating Power Plant	335 ft	102 m		330		Berlin-Mitte	52°28′53.89″N 13°18′28.32″E / 52.4816361°N 13.3078667°E
Berlin-Mitte Heating Power Plant	328 ft	100 m		440		Berlin-Mitte	52°30′41.73″N 13°25′15.57″E / 52.5115917°N 13.4209917°E
Hannover-Linden Power Plant	328 ft	100 m		100		Hannover
Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Schweinfurt	320 ft	97.5 m	Coal, Waste	126		Schweinfurt	50°1′48.31″N 10°13′24.98″E / 50.0300861°N 10.2236056°E
Bridge of Nossen Heating Power Plant	262 ft	80 m		270		Dresden	51°02′30.47″N 13°42′29.6″E / 51.0417972°N 13.708222°E
Ingolstadt Waste Incineration Plant	262 ft	80 m				Ingolstadt
Shamrock Power Plant	249 ft	76 m		132		Herne
GuD-Heating Station Knapsack	230 ft	70 m		800		Hürth
Hannover-Stöcken Power Plant	230 ft	70 m		230		Hannover	52°25′13″N 9°38′51.03″E / 52.42028°N 9.6475083°E
Leuna Power Station	230 ft	70 m		158		Leuna	51°17′53.19″N 12°01′10.22″E / 51.2981083°N 12.0195056°E
Kirchmöser Power Station	230 ft	70 m		160 MW ( traction current)		Brandenburg	52°23′40.55″N 12°25′4.97″E / 52.3945972°N 12.4180472°E
Kirchlengern Power Plant	217 ft	66 m		182		Kirchlengern
Magdeburg Waste Power Plant	197 ft	60 m		150		Magdeburg
Kempten Waste Power Plant	197 ft	60 m				Kempten
Berlin-Moabit Heating Power Plant				150		Berlin-Moabit	52°32′15″N 13°20′45″E / 52.53750°N 13.34583°E
Berrenrath Industrial Power Plant				107		Berrenrath	50°51′55.2″N 6°49′26.8″E / 50.865333°N 6.824111°E
Bremen-Hastedt Power Plant				280		Bremen	53°03′35.2″N 8°52′23.4″E / 53.059778°N 8.873167°E
Freimann Heating Power Plant				160	Natural gas	Munich	48°11′18″N 11°36′42″E / 48.18833°N 11.61167°E
West Heating Power Plant	410 ft	125 m		244		Frankfurt
Ahrensfelde Power Plant	89 ft	27 m		152		Ahrensfelde
Trianel GuD-Power Plant Hamm-Uentrop			2007	850	Gas	Hamm
Huckingen Power Plant				600		Duisburg-Huckingen
Dormagen Power Plant				410		Dormagen
Thyrow Gas Turbine Power Plant				300		Thyrow
Frankfurt Traction Current Power Plant			1966	12		Frankfurt	50°05′48.88″N 8°39′5.26″E / 50.0969111°N 8.6514611°E	only traction current
Kassel Power Plant				34		Kassel
Bremen-Findorff Waste Incineration Plant				15.3		Bremen	53°6′51″N 8°49′1″E / 53.11417°N 8.81694°E
Baunatal Heating Power Plant				42		Kassel-Baunatal
Emden-Biomass Power Plant				20		Emden
Berlin-Köpenick Power Plant				10		Berlin	52°26′7″N 13°34′54″E / 52.43528°N 13.58167°E
Hannover-Kronsberg Heating Power Plant				1.17		Hannover-Kronsberg
Völklingen-Scheiben Power Plant						Völklingen
Weissenhorn Waste Incineration Plant						Weissenhorn
Hermann Wenzel Power Plant						Duisburg

Hydroelectric

Station	Capacity (MW)	Town	Geographical coordinates	Status
Bad Abbach Power Station	3.5 MW ( traction current)	Bad Abbach	48°56′47″N 12°00′47″E / 48.94638809°N 12.01305556°E	Operational
Aufkirchen Power Station	40 ( 13 MW traction current)	Aufkirchen	48°18′19″N 11°51′28″E / 48.3052492°N 11.8577135°E	Operational
Bad Säckingen Power Station	73.6	Bad Säckingen	47°33′28″N 7°57′24″E / 47.5577658°N 7.956714°E	Operational
Bergheim Power Station	23.7 ( only traction current)	Bad Säckingen	48°45′03″N 11°16′23″E / 48.7507492°N 11.2729812°E	Operational
Bertoldsheim Power Station	18.9 ( only traction current)	Rennertshofen	48°44′09″N 11°01′15″E / 48.735722°N 11.0208321°E	Operational
Bettenberg Power Station	0.2	Nagold	48°36′03″N 8°44′14″E / 48.600881°N 8.73715°E	Operational
Bittenbrunn Power Station	20.2 ( only traction current)	Bittenbrunn	48°44′04″N 11°08′37″E / 48.7344448°N 11.1436504°E	Operational
Dettingen Power Station	11	Dettingen	48°06′44″N 10°08′00″E / 48.112167°N 10.133225°E	Operational
Eitting Power Station	? ( only traction current)	Eitting	48°21′32″N 11°52′58″E / 48.3589581°N 11.8827975°E	Operational
Fankel Power Station	16.4	Fankel	50°07′27″N 7°13′38″E / 50.124044°N 7.227222°E	Operational
Forggensee Dam	45.5	Rosshaupten	47°39′15″N 10°44′59″E / 47.6542518°N 10.7497251°E	Operational
Iffezheim Power Station	104	Iffezheim	48°49′58″N 8°06′38″E / 48.8327607°N 8.1104851°E	Operational
Ingolstadt Hydroelectric Power Station	19.8 ( only traction current)	Ingolstadt	48°45′01″N 11°24′43″E / 48.7503672°N 11.4119518°E	Operational
Kachlet Power Station	52	Passau	48°34′45″N 13°24′27″E / 48.5791554°N 13.4073865°E	Operational
Koblenz Power Station	16	Koblenz	50°21′57″N 7°34′54″E / 50.365783°N 7.581553°E	Operational
Laufenburg Power Station	106	Laufenburg	47°33′24″N 8°02′53″E / 47.5566146°N 8.0480593°E	Operational
Möhne Dam	7.04	Günne	51°29′23″N 8°03′32″E / 51.4896339°N 8.0589706°E	Operational
Mühlhausen Power Station	1.68	Mühlacker	48°56′01″N 8°54′07″E / 48.933664°N 8.90195°E	Operational
Pfrombach Power Station	? ( also traction current)	Pfrombach	48°26′29″N 11°59′34″E / 48.4413727°N 11.9928968°E	Operational
Rheinfelden Power Station	25.7	Rheinfelden	47°34′12″N 7°48′46″E / 47.5700403°N 7.8126848°E	Operational
Ryburg-Schwörstadt Power Station	120	Schwörstadt	47°35′13″N 7°50′02″E / 47.5868403°N 7.8338555°E	Operational
Serrig Power Station	12.1	Serrig	49°34′00″N 6°35′33″E / 49.566669°N 6.592558°E	Operational
Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station	124 ( 52 MW traction current)	Kochel am See	47°37′47″N 11°20′15″E / 47.6298189°N 11.3374454°E	Operational
Wendefurth Power Station	80	Wendefurth	51°44′21″N 10°54′26″E / 51.7390417°N 10.9071493°E	Operational
Wyhlen Dam	38.5	Grenzach-Wyhlen	47°32′20″N 7°42′28″E / 47.5389195°N 7.7076817°E	Operational
Schärding-Neuhaus Power Station	96	Neuhaus am Inn	48°26′07″N 13°26′20″E / 48.4354009°N 13.4388113°E	Operational
Sylvenstein Dam	7	Langleger	47°35′11″N 11°32′59″E / 47.5863428°N 11.549651°E	Operational
Söse Dam	1.44	Osterode am Harz	51°44′19″N 10°18′38″E / 51.7386962°N 10.310626°E	Operational

Pumped-storage hydroelectric

Station	Capacity gen (MW)	Capacity pump (MW)	Location	Coordinates	Status
Albbecken Pumped Storage Station ( Witznau Pumped Storage Station)	220	128	Witznau	47°41′16″N 8°15′05″E / 47.6878681°N 8.2514513°E	Operational
Bleiloch Pumped Storage Station	80	?	Remptendorf	50°31′31″N 11°42′54″E / 50.5252824°N 11.7150521°E	Operational
Dhron Valley Dam	8.1	?	Heidenburg	49°47′47″N 6°53′55″E / 49.796274°N 6.8985558°E	Since 1995 no pump operation
Erzhausen Pumped Storage Station	250	?	Erzhausen	51°53′55″N 9°55′30″E / 51.8986677°N 9.9248707°E	Operational
Geesthacht Pumped Storage Station	131	?	Geesthacht	53°25′09″N 10°23′37″E / 53.4191238°N 10.3936458°E	Operational
Glems Pumped Storage Station	90	?	Glems	48°30′19″N 9°17′14″E / 48.5051789°N 9.2872453°E	Operational
Goldisthal Pumped Storage Station	1060	?	Goldisthal	50°30′29″N 11°00′16″E / 50.5080843°N 11.0044706°E	Operational
Happurg Pumped Storage Station	176	?	Happurg	49°29′13″N 11°28′29″E / 49.4870295°N 11.4747262°E	Operational
Häusern Pumped Storage Station	140	?	Häusern	47°45′19″N 8°11′18″E / 47.7553855°N 8.1883067°E	Operational
Hohenwarte II Pumped Storage Station	320	?	Hohenwarte	50°36′15″N 11°28′30″E / 50.6040914°N 11.4749408°E	Operational
Hotzenwald Pumped Storage Station	992	?	Wehr	47°39′09″N 7°55′32″E / 47.6523655°N 7.9256701°E	Operational
Koepchenwerk Pumped Storage Station	153	?	Herdecke	51°24′41″N 7°27′15″E / 51.411363°N 7.4541378°E	Operational
Langenprozelten Pumped Storage Station	160 ( only traction current)	?	Langenprozelten	50°03′11″N 9°34′53″E / 50.0531314°N 9.5813522°E	Operational
Leitzach Pumped Storage Station	93	?	Vagen	47°52′27″N 11°52′12″E / 47.8740619°N 11.8701214°E	Operational
Markersbach Pumped Storage Station	1050	?	Markersbach	50°31′03″N 12°52′50″E / 50.5175266°N 12.8806436°E	Operational
Mittweida Pumped Storage Station	1.65	?	Mittweida	50°59′22″N 13°00′24″E / 50.9895028°N 13.0066431°E	Defunct
Niederwartha Pumped Storage Station	120	?	Niederwartha	51°05′29″N 13°36′36″E / 51.0913301°N 13.6100435°E	Operational
Oder Valley Dam	5.04	?	Bad Lauterberg	51°38′46″N 10°30′11″E / 51.6460663°N 10.5031013°E	Operational
Ortenberg-Lissberg Pumped Storage Station	2.3	?	Ortenberg	50°22′35″N 9°05′33″E / 50.3763118°N 9.092592°E	Operational
Reisach Pumped Storage Station	105	?	Reisach	49°31′48″N 12°17′05″E / 49.530104°N 12.2845924°E	Operational
Rönkhausen Pumped Storage Station	160	?	Rönkhausen-Glinge	51°13′29″N 7°59′36″E / 51.2247664°N 7.9933155°E	Operational
Rudolf-Fettweis-Power Plant	44	?	Forbach	48°40′07″N 8°21′11″E / 48.6685328°N 8.3530855°E	Operational
Rusel Power Plant	44	?	Deggendorf-Mietraching	48°51′33″N 13°00′25″E / 48.8592093°N 13.0070293°E	Operational
Säckingen Pumped Storage Station	472	?	Bad Säckingen	47°33′56″N 7°57′13″E / 47.5656065°N 7.9536295°E	Operational
Tanzmühle Pumped Storage Station	25.2	?	Döllnitz	49°33′08″N 12°16′52″E / 49.5521595°N 12.281127°E	Operational
Waldeck I Pumped Storage Station	146	?	Hemfurth-Edersee	51°09′58″N 9°02′47″E / 51.1661452°N 9.0463078°E	Operational
Waldeck II Pumped Storage Station	440	?	Hemfurth-Edersee	51°10′00″N 9°02′48″E / 51.1665488°N 9.0465868°E	Operational
Waldshut Pumped Storage Station	176	?	Waldshut	47°37′03″N 8°11′33″E / 47.6176199°N 8.192625°E	Operational
Warmutsgund Pumped Storage Station	4.72	?	Obersdorf	47°20′58″N 10°15′57″E / 47.3495674°N 10.2657473°E	Operational
Wendefurth Pumped Storage Station	80	?	Wendefurth	51°44′20″N 10°54′26″E / 51.7390151°N 10.9072566°E	Operational
Wisenta Pumped Storage Station	3.3	?	Crispendorf	50°34′35″N 11°43′02″E / 50.5763182°N 11.7171872°E	Operational

Photovoltaic

Germany's largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants^[4]

Peak Power (MW)	Location	Description	Production (MW·h/year)	Capacity factor	Coordinates
145		Neuhardenberg Solar Park[5]			52°36′49.62″N 14°14′32.64″E / 52.6137833°N 14.2424000°E
54	Strasskirchen	Strasskirchen Solar Park
53		Lieberose Photovoltaic Park [6][7]		0.11
45		Kothen Solar Park
42		Finsterwalde Solar Park
40	Muldentalkreis	550,000 thin-film modules (see Waldpolenz Solar Park)	40,000	0.11	51°19′43″N 12°39′20″E / 51.32861°N 12.65556°E
28		Amsdorf Solar Park[8]			51°28′N 11°44′E / 51.467°N 11.733°E
27.5		Solarpark Heideblick[9]			51°50′N 13°40′E / 51.833°N 13.667°E
26.5		Solarpark Eiche[10]			52°34′N 13°36′E / 52.567°N 13.600°E
25.7		Lauingen Energy Park[11]	26,980		48°32′13″N 10°25′27″E / 48.53694°N 10.42417°E
12	Arnstein	1408 SOLON mover (see Erlasee Solar Park)	14,000	0.13	50°0′10″N 9°55′15″E / 50.00278°N 9.92083°E
10	Pocking	57,912 solar modules (see Pocking Solar Park)	11,500	0.13	48°22′4″N 13°17′55″E / 48.36778°N 13.29861°E
6.3	Mühlhausen	57,600 solar modules (see Bavaria Solarpark)	6,750	0.12	49°09′29″N 11°25′59″E / 49.15806°N 11.43306°E
5	Bürstadt	30,000 BP Solar modules	4,200	0.10	49°39′N 8°28′E / 49.650°N 8.467°E
5	Espenhain	33,500 Shell Solar modules	5,000	0.11	51°12′N 12°31′E / 51.200°N 12.517°E
4	Merseburg	25,000 BP solar modules (see Geiseltalsee Solarpark)	3,400	0.10	51°22′N 12°0′E / 51.367°N 12.000°E
4	Gottelborn	50,000 solar modules	8,200	0.23	49°21′N 7°2′E / 49.350°N 7.033°E
4	Hemau	32,740 solar modules	3,900	0.11	49°3′N 11°47′E / 49.050°N 11.783°E
3.3	Dingolfing	Solara, Sharp and Kyocera solar modules	3,050	0.11	48°38′N 12°30′E / 48.633°N 12.500°E
1.9	Guenching	Sharp solar modules (see Bavaria Solarpark)	-		49°16′N 11°34′E / 49.267°N 11.567°E
1.9	Minihof	Sharp solar modules (see Bavaria Solarpark)	-		n.a.

See also

• List of power stations in Europe
• List of largest power stations in the world
• Map of large CHP Plants under construction / in planning. Source: Enerlytics Press Release Dec. 12 2011
• Map of new coal and natural gas power plants in planning . Source: Enerlytics Kraftwerke Invest May 18 2012

References

1. http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/atg/__7.html
2. "Last decade of German nuclear power", World Nuclear News, 2011-05-31 (link)
3. KNK-II. Info pool/Glossary, European Nuclear Society, 2003
4. World's largest photovoltaic power plants
5. Lima Group: BV Neuhardenberg
6. Germany Turns On World's Biggest Solar Power Project
7. Lieberose solar farm becomes Germany's biggest, World's second-biggest
8. GERO Solarpark’s 28MW solar PV plant inaugurated in Germany
9. Enerparc AG: Heideblick, Germany
10. SolarServer: Megawatt-Solarpark "Eiche" am Berliner Stadtrand soll bis zum Jahresende fertig gestellt werden
11. Lauingen Energy Park