Gustav Knepper Power Station

Last updated May 25, 2025

Gustav Knepper Power Station was a coal-fired power station in Dortmund-Mengede in Germany, close to Castrop-Rauxel. It started operation in 1971 and ended on December 23, 2014.^[1]

The power station was built at the former Gustav Knepper coal mine.^{[ citation needed ]} The first owner of the Power Station was the Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks AG.^{[ citation needed ]} It was then taken over by the Bochumer Bergwerks AG^{[ citation needed ]}

The power station was demolished on February 17, 2019.^[2]

References

↑ "Former Gustav Knepper power station siding Routes for Walking and Hiking". komoot. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
↑ Jones, Timothy. "Disused German power plant dynamited to rubble". DW Akademie. Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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[1] "Former Gustav Knepper power station siding Routes for Walking and Hiking". komoot. Retrieved 2024-10-30.

[2] Jones, Timothy. "Disused German power plant dynamited to rubble". DW Akademie. Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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