List of power stations in Germany

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

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Coal, gas, oil, waste

As of July 2023, Germany still had 58 active coal power plants. [1] [ unreliable source? ]

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Height of Chimneys
m / ft
YearFuelRemarks
Ahrensfelde Power PlantAhrensfelde 52°35′23.0″N13°33′31″E / 52.589722°N 13.55861°E / 52.589722; 13.55861 (Ahrensfelde) 15227891990 - 2020Natural gas
Altchemnitz Heating Power StationAltchemnitz, Saxony 50°47′54.9″N12°55′2.7″E / 50.798583°N 12.917417°E / 50.798583; 12.917417 (Altchemnitz) 2322257381972Oil (until 1981), natural gas
Altbach Power Station Altbach, Baden-Württemberg 48°43′1.42″N9°22′2.91″E / 48.7170611°N 9.3674750°E / 48.7170611; 9.3674750 (Altbach Power Plant)
48°43′2.77″N9°22′26.82″E / 48.7174361°N 9.3741167°E / 48.7174361; 9.3741167 (Altbach Power Plant)
1270250820Coal
Asdonkshof Waste Incineration PlantKamp-Lintfort, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°31′23.17″N6°34′31.96″E / 51.5231028°N 6.5755444°E / 51.5231028; 6.5755444 (Asdonkshof Waste Plant) 22 (98)2006601995Waste
Baunatal Heating Power PlantKassel-Baunatal42
Bayer-Power Station LeverkusenLeverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia220720were used until 1944 as carrier for Bayer Cross Leverkusen
Bergkamen Power Station Bergkamen, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°38′12.16″N7°37′14.05″E / 51.6367111°N 7.6205694°E / 51.6367111; 7.6205694 (Bergkamen Power Plant) 7472829251981Coal
Berlin-Buch Power PlantBerlin 52°38′6″N13°30′37.17″E / 52.63500°N 13.5103250°E / 52.63500; 13.5103250 (Berlin-Buchholz Power Plant) 51203901974
Berlin-Charlottenburg Heating Power PlantBerlin-Charlottenburg 52°31′19.76″N13°18′31.18″E / 52.5221556°N 13.3086611°E / 52.5221556; 13.3086611 (Berlin-Charlottenburg Heating Power Plant) 215104341
Berlin-Köpenick Power PlantBerlin 52°26′7″N13°34′54″E / 52.43528°N 13.58167°E / 52.43528; 13.58167 (Berlin-Köpenick Power Plant) 10Gas
Berlin-Lichterfelde Power PlantBerlin 52°25′29.81″N13°18′35.4″E / 52.4249472°N 13.309833°E / 52.4249472; 13.309833 (Berlin-Lichterfelde Power Plant) 4501585181974Gas
Berlin-Moabit Heating Power PlantBerlin-Moabit 52°32′15″N13°20′45″E / 52.53750°N 13.34583°E / 52.53750; 13.34583 (Berlin-Moabit Heating Power Plant) 150
Berlin-Mitte Heating Power PlantBerlin-Mitte 52°30′41.73″N13°25′15.57″E / 52.5115917°N 13.4209917°E / 52.5115917; 13.4209917 (Berlin-Mitte Heating Power Plant) 440100330
Berlin-Reuter/West Power PlantBerlin-Charlottenburg 52°32′4.45″N13°14′40.32″E / 52.5345694°N 13.2445333°E / 52.5345694; 13.2445333 (Berlin-Reutter/West Power Plant) 600122400Coal Reuter West Power Plant
Berlin-ReutterBerlin-Charlottenburg 52°31′51.89″N13°14′44.49″E / 52.5310806°N 13.2456917°E / 52.5310806; 13.2456917 (Berlin-Reutter Power Plant) 1651224001930Waste
Berlin-Wilmersdorf Heating Power PlantBerlin-Mitte 52°28′53.89″N13°18′28.32″E / 52.4816361°N 13.3078667°E / 52.4816361; 13.3078667 (Berlin-Wilmersdorf Heating Power Plant) 330102335
Berlin-Klingenberg Power PlantBerlin 52°29′24.09″N13°29′45.39″E / 52.4900250°N 13.4959417°E / 52.4900250; 13.4959417 (Berlin-Klingenberg Power Plant) 188169554
Berlin-Lichtenberg Power PlantBerlin 52°31′24.25″N13°31′19.96″E / 52.5234028°N 13.5222111°E / 52.5234028; 13.5222111 (Berlin-Lichtenberg Power Plant) 36169554
Berrenrath Industrial Power PlantBerrenrath 50°51′55.2″N6°49′26.8″E / 50.865333°N 6.824111°E / 50.865333; 6.824111 (Berrenrath Industrial Power Plant) 107
Bexbach Power Station Bexbach, Saarland 49°21′48.51″N7°14′13.38″E / 49.3634750°N 7.2370500°E / 49.3634750; 7.2370500 (Bexbach Power Station) 773240790Coal
Bochum Heating Power PlantBochum 51°27′5.69″N7°13′10.73″E / 51.4515806°N 7.2196472°E / 51.4515806; 7.2196472 (Bochum Heating Power Plant) 21130430
Boxberg Power Station Boxberg, Saxony 51°24′53.95″N14°33′41.76″E / 51.4149861°N 14.5616000°E / 51.4149861; 14.5616000 (Boxberg Power Plant)
51°24′55″N14°33′48.94″E / 51.41528°N 14.5635944°E / 51.41528; 14.5635944 (Boxberg Power Plant)
51°24′57.17″N14°34′0.18″E / 51.4158806°N 14.5667167°E / 51.4158806; 14.5667167 (Boxberg Power Plant)
51°24′59.93″N14°34′19.09″E / 51.4166472°N 14.5719694°E / 51.4166472; 14.5719694 (Boxberg Power Plant)
2575300980Coal (lignite)
Braunschweig-Mitte Heating Power PlantBraunschweig, Lower Saxony 52°16′43.57″N10°30′53.96″E / 52.2787694°N 10.5149889°E / 52.2787694; 10.5149889 (Braunschweig-Mitte Heating Power Plant) 3191986501983
Bremen-Farge Power PlantBremen 53°12′7.65″N8°30′57.96″E / 53.2021250°N 8.5161000°E / 53.2021250; 8.5161000 (Bremen-Farge Power Plant) 343150490
Bremen-Findorff Waste Incineration PlantBremen 53°6′51″N8°49′1″E / 53.11417°N 8.81694°E / 53.11417; 8.81694 (Bremen-Findorff Waste Incineration Plant) 15.3
Unit 6 of Bremen-Hafen Power Station Bremen 53°7′29.54″N8°43′43.11″E / 53.1248722°N 8.7286417°E / 53.1248722; 8.7286417 (Bremen-Harbour Power Plant) 450250820Coal
Bremen-Hastedt Power PlantBremen 53°03′35.2″N8°52′23.4″E / 53.059778°N 8.873167°E / 53.059778; 8.873167 (Bremen-Hastedt Power Plant) 280
Bremen-Mittelsbüren Power PlantBremen 53°07′44.33″N8°41′0.22″E / 53.1289806°N 8.6833944°E / 53.1289806; 8.6833944 (Bremen-Mittelsbüren Heating Power Plant) 280197646also traction current
Bridge of Nossen Heating Power PlantDresden 51°02′30.47″N13°42′29.6″E / 51.0417972°N 13.708222°E / 51.0417972; 13.708222 (Bridge of Nossen Heating Power Plant) 27080260
Buschhaus Power Station Helmstedt, Lower Saxony 52°10′18.35″N10°58′37.89″E / 52.1717639°N 10.9771917°E / 52.1717639; 10.9771917 (Buschhaus Power Plant) 3803009801984Coal (lignite)
Castrop-Rauxel Power StationCastrop-Rauxel, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°34′49.37″N7°18′49.19″E / 51.5803806°N 7.3136639°E / 51.5803806; 7.3136639 (Castrop-Rauxel Power Station) 290230750Coal
Power Plant Chemnitz Chemnitz 50°51′28.01″N12°55′25.79″E / 50.8577806°N 12.9238306°E / 50.8577806; 12.9238306 (Chemnitz Power Plant) 1953081,010Coal (lignite), gas, Oil
Cuno Power Station Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°24′15.41″N7°24′49.09″E / 51.4042806°N 7.4136361°E / 51.4042806; 7.4136361 (Cuno Power Station) 240790
Dormagen Power PlantDormagen410
Dortmund-Derne Power StationDortmund-Derne, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°34′12.38″N7°31′40.98″E / 51.5701056°N 7.5280500°E / 51.5701056; 7.5280500 (Dortmund-Derne Power Station) 210690Coal
Dresden-Reick Heating Power StationDresden-Reick, Saxony 51°1′28.14″N13°46′59.78″E / 51.0244833°N 13.7832722°E / 51.0244833; 13.7832722 (Dresden-Reick) 204669
Datteln Power Station Datteln 51°37′48.16″N7°19′52.73″E / 51.6300444°N 7.3313139°E / 51.6300444; 7.3313139 (Datteln Power Plant) 1100180590Coalalso traction current
Emden-Biomass Power PlantEmden20
Emden Power PlantEmden450120390
Emsland Natural Gas Power PlantLingen 52°28′50.93″N7°18′20.11″E / 52.4808139°N 7.3055861°E / 52.4808139; 7.3055861 (Emsland Natural Gas Power Plant) 864160520Natural gas
Ensdorf Power PlantEnsdorf 49°17′40.04″N6°46′18.13″E / 49.2944556°N 6.7717028°E / 49.2944556; 6.7717028 (Ensdorf Heating Power Plant) 430180590
Erfurt-Ost Heating Power StationErfurt, Thuringia51 00 55 N 011 02 23 E226741demolished
Essen-Karnap Incineration PlantEssen-Karnap, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°30′53.98″N6°59′37.93″E / 51.5149944°N 6.9938694°E / 51.5149944; 6.9938694 (Karnap) 200660Waste
Franken I Power PlantNuremberg 49°25′14.88″N11°00′27.64″E / 49.4208000°N 11.0076778°E / 49.4208000; 11.0076778 (Franken I Power Plant) 843150490
Franken II Power StationErlangen, Bavaria 49°33′47″N10°58′25″E / 49.56306°N 10.97361°E / 49.56306; 10.97361 (Franken II Power Station ( demolished)) 2026631963/64demolished in 2001
Flensburg Heating Power PlantFlensburg170140460
Frankfurt Traction Current Power PlantFrankfurt 50°05′48.88″N8°39′5.26″E / 50.0969111°N 8.6514611°E / 50.0969111; 8.6514611 (Frankfurt Traction Current Power Plant) 121966only traction current
Freimann Heating Power PlantMunich 48°11′18″N11°36′42″E / 48.18833°N 11.61167°E / 48.18833; 11.61167 (Freimann Heating Power Plant) 160Natural gas
Frimmersdorf Power Station Frimmersdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°3′16.19″N6°34′33.31″E / 51.0544972°N 6.5759194°E / 51.0544972; 6.5759194 (Frimmersdorf Power Station)
51°3′19.76″N6°34′34.7″E / 51.0554889°N 6.576306°E / 51.0554889; 6.576306 (Frimmersdorf Power Station)
51°3′28.02″N6°34′38.65″E / 51.0577833°N 6.5774028°E / 51.0577833; 6.5774028 (Frimmersdorf Power Station)
623200660Coal (lignite)CO2 output (2017) = 3.58 million tonnes [2]
Gemeinschaftskraftwerk SchweinfurtSchweinfurt 50°1′48.31″N10°13′24.98″E / 50.0300861°N 10.2236056°E / 50.0300861; 10.2236056 (Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Schweinfurt) 12697.5320Coal, Waste
Gera-Nord Heating Power Station (3 Essen)Gera, Thuringia 50°54′18.59″N12°3′48.34″E / 50.9051639°N 12.0634278°E / 50.9051639; 12.0634278 (3 Essen)
50°54′17.65″N12°3′44.96″E / 50.9049028°N 12.0624889°E / 50.9049028; 12.0624889 (3 Essen)
50°54′15.69″N12°3′48.6″E / 50.9043583°N 12.063500°E / 50.9043583; 12.063500 (3 Essen)
225738
Gersteinwerk Werne, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°40′24.79″N7°43′14.28″E / 51.6735528°N 7.7206333°E / 51.6735528; 7.7206333 (Gersteinwerk) 21272829251984Coal
Goldenberg Power PlantHürth 50°51′40.47″N6°50′7.34″E / 50.8612417°N 6.8353722°E / 50.8612417; 6.8353722 (Goldenberg Power Plant) 171125410
Grosskrotzenburg Power Station Großkrotzenburg, Hessen 50°5′17.76″N8°57′5.97″E / 50.0882667°N 8.9516583°E / 50.0882667; 8.9516583 (Staudinger Power Plant) 1132250820Coal
GuD-Heating Station KnapsackHürth80070230
Gustav Knepper Power Station Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°34′06.52″N7°20′56.77″E / 51.5684778°N 7.3491028°E / 51.5684778; 7.3491028 (Dortmund-Derne Power Station ( demolished)) 350210690Coaldemolished by explosives on February 17, 2019
Hagenwerder Power Plant, Unit III Görlitz/Hagenwerder, Saxony 51°3′42″N14°56′55″E / 51.06167°N 14.94861°E / 51.06167; 14.94861 (Haugenwerder Power Plant ( demolished)) 2508201972/73Coaldemolished by explosives on June 19, 1998
Hamm-Schmehausen Power StationHamm-Schmehausen, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°40′49.1″N7°58′12.7″E / 51.680306°N 7.970194°E / 51.680306; 7.970194 (Hamm-Schmehausen Power Plant) 850200660Natural gas
Hannover-Herrenhausen Power PlantHannover105110360
Hannover-Kronsberg Heating Power PlantHannover-Kronsberg1.17
Hannover-Linden Power PlantHannover100100330
Hannover-Stöcken Power PlantHannover 52°25′13″N9°38′51.03″E / 52.42028°N 9.6475083°E / 52.42028; 9.6475083 (Hannover-Stöcken Power Plant) 23070230
Herne Power Station Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°33′2.36″N7°11′15.27″E / 51.5506556°N 7.1875750°E / 51.5506556; 7.1875750 (Herne Power Plant) 9503009801989Coal
Heilbronn Power Station Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg 49°10′31.91″N9°12′27.19″E / 49.1755306°N 9.2075528°E / 49.1755306; 9.2075528 (Heilbronn Power Plant) 1130250820Coal
Hermann Wenzel Power PlantDuisburg
Heyden Power Station Petershagen, North Rhine-Westphalia 52°22′53.79″N8°59′55.2″E / 52.3816083°N 8.998667°E / 52.3816083; 8.998667 (Heyden Power Station) 920227745Coal
Huckingen Power PlantDuisburg-Huckingen600
Ibbenbüren Power Station Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia 52°17′9.11″N7°44′45.23″E / 52.2858639°N 7.7458972°E / 52.2858639; 7.7458972 (Ibbenbüren Power Plant) 7702759021985Anthracite
Ingolstadt Waste Incineration PlantIngolstadt80260
Ingolstadt Power Station Ingolstadt, Bavaria 48°45′43.23″N11°30′11.73″E / 48.7620083°N 11.5032583°E / 48.7620083; 11.5032583 (Ingolstadt Power Station) 840200660Oil
Irsching Power Station Irsching, Bavaria 48°46′1.32″N11°34′45.19″E / 48.7670333°N 11.5792194°E / 48.7670333; 11.5792194 (Irsching Power Station)
48°46′1.48″N11°34′49.46″E / 48.7670778°N 11.5804056°E / 48.7670778; 11.5804056 (Irsching Power Station) ;

48°46′1.43″N11°34′52.92″E / 48.7670639°N 11.5813667°E / 48.7670639; 11.5813667 (Irsching Power Station)

1869200660Natural gas, Oil
Power Plant Jänschwalde Jänschwalde 51°49′56.07″N14°27′10.89″E / 51.8322417°N 14.4530250°E / 51.8322417; 14.4530250 (Jänschwalde Power Plant)
51°49′55.76″N14°27′25.89″E / 51.8321556°N 14.4571917°E / 51.8321556; 14.4571917 (Jänschwalde Power Plant)
51°49′55.5″N14°27′40.96″E / 51.832083°N 14.4613778°E / 51.832083; 14.4613778 (Jänschwalde Power Plant)
30003009801981Coal (lignite)
Jena Heating Power StationJena, Thuringia 50°53′51.53″N11°35′12.5″E / 50.8976472°N 11.586806°E / 50.8976472; 11.586806 (Jena Heating Power Station) 225225738Natural gas
Karlsruhe-West Heating Power PlantKarlsruhe 49°0′50.98″N8°20′51.56″E / 49.0141611°N 8.3476556°E / 49.0141611; 8.3476556 (Karlsruhe-West Heating Power Plant) 33140460
Karlsruhe RDK 7 and 8Karlsruhe 49°0′47″N8°18′29″E / 49.01306°N 8.30806°E / 49.01306; 8.30806 (Karlsruhe RDK 7 and 8 Power Plant) 1827233764Bituminous Coal
Kassel Power PlantKassel34
Kempten Waste Power PlantKempten60200
Kiel Power PlantKiel354113371
Kirchmöser Power StationBrandenburg 52°23′40.55″N12°25′4.97″E / 52.3945972°N 12.4180472°E / 52.3945972; 12.4180472 (Kirchmöser Power Plant) 16070230traction current
Kirchlengern Power PlantKirchlengern18266217
Kraftwerk Westfalen  [ de ]Siegenbeckstraße, Hamm-Uentrop 51°40′49″N7°58′11″E / 51.68028°N 7.96972°E / 51.68028; 7.96972 (Kraftwerk Westfalen Power Station) 305Coal
Lauchhammer-South Heating PlantLauchhammer, Saxony 51°28′14″N13°46′46″E / 51.47056°N 13.77944°E / 51.47056; 13.77944 (Lauchhammer-South Heating Plant) 200660demolished in 2002
Lausward Power PlantDüsseldorf 51°13′15.03″N6°43′53.66″E / 51.2208417°N 6.7315722°E / 51.2208417; 6.7315722 (Lausward Power Plant) 520150490also traction current
Leuna Power StationLeuna 51°17′53.19″N12°01′10.22″E / 51.2981083°N 12.0195056°E / 51.2981083; 12.0195056 (Leuna Power Plant) 15870230
Lingen Reffinery Power PlantLingen 52°33′43.33″N7°18′9.49″E / 52.5620361°N 7.3026361°E / 52.5620361; 7.3026361 (Lingen Reffinery Power Plant) 68150490
Lippendorf Power Station Lippendorf, Saxony 51°10′36.37″N12°22′34.94″E / 51.1767694°N 12.3763722°E / 51.1767694; 12.3763722 (Lippendorf Power Plant ( demolished)) 3009801967Coal (lignite)demolished in 2005
Lippendorf Power Station Lippendorf, Saxony 51°10′56″N12°22′24″E / 51.18222°N 12.37333°E / 51.18222; 12.37333 (Lippendorf Coal Power Plant) 18671999/2000Coal (lignite)Two new plants commissioned 1999 / 2000
Lünen Power Station Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°36′50.79″N7°28′53.12″E / 51.6141083°N 7.4814222°E / 51.6141083; 7.4814222 (Lünen Power Plant) 500250820Coal110 MW traction current
Lünen Trianel Coal Power PlantLünen, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°36′51″N7°27′42″E / 51.61417°N 7.46167°E / 51.61417; 7.46167 (Trianel Power Plant, Lünen) 7502013Coal Trianel Coal Power Plant, Lünen
Magdeburg Waste Power PlantMagdeburg15060200
Mannheim-Neckarau Power StationMannheim-Neckarau, Baden-Württemberg 49°26′40″N8°29′53″E / 49.44444°N 8.49806°E / 49.44444; 8.49806 (Mannheim Power Plant)
49°26′36.73″N8°30′9.76″E / 49.4435361°N 8.5027111°E / 49.4435361; 8.5027111 (Mannheim Power Plant)
2146200660Coal310 MW traction current
Marbach Power PlantMarbach 48°55′38.89″N9°13′48.26″E / 48.9274694°N 9.2300722°E / 48.9274694; 9.2300722 (Marbach Power Plant) 160520
Marl-Chemiepark Power Station Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°41′34″N7°6′33″E / 51.69278°N 7.10917°E / 51.69278; 7.10917 (Marl Power Plant ( demolished)) 300980Coaldemolished
Marl-Chemiepark Power Station Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°41′4.4″N7°5′59.62″E / 51.684556°N 7.0998944°E / 51.684556; 7.0998944 (Marl Chemiepark) 241791
Mehrum Power Station Hohenhameln, Lower Saxony 52°18′54.16″N10°5′37.65″E / 52.3150444°N 10.0937917°E / 52.3150444; 10.0937917 (Hohenhameln Power Plant) 690250820Coal
Merkenich Heating Power Station Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°01′5.03″N6°57′52.14″E / 51.0180639°N 6.9644833°E / 51.0180639; 6.9644833 (Merkenich Power Plant) 195250820Natural gas, Coal (lignite)
Moers-Meerbeck Power StationMoers-Meerbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°28′13.95″N6°38′32.78″E / 51.4705417°N 6.6424389°E / 51.4705417; 6.6424389 (Moers-Meerbeck Power Station) 210690Coal
Moorburg Power PlantHamburg 53°29′20″N9°56′56″E / 53.48889°N 9.94889°E / 53.48889; 9.94889 (Hamburg-Moorburg Coal Power Plant) 17302015Coal
Munich-North Heating Power PlantMunich 48°10′52.44″N11°38′23.36″E / 48.1812333°N 11.6398222°E / 48.1812333; 11.6398222 (Munich-North Heating Power Plant) 360130430Coal
Munich-South Heating Power PlantMunich 48°6′50.53″N11°33′20.82″E / 48.1140361°N 11.5557833°E / 48.1140361; 11.5557833 (Munich-South Heating Power Plant) 698175574Natural gas, Oil
Neurath Power Station Grevenbroich 51°02′16.15″N6°36′42.77″E / 51.0378194°N 6.6118806°E / 51.0378194; 6.6118806 (Neurath Heating Power Plant) 4300195640Coal (lignite)(3 × 312 MW, 636 + 636) and 2 × 1100 MW CO2 output (2017) = 29.90 million tonnes [2]
Niederaussem Power Station Niederaussem 50°59′44″N6°40′09″E / 50.99556°N 6.66917°E / 50.99556; 6.66917 (Niederaussem Power Station) 3864Coal (lignite)CO2 output (2017) = 27.17 million tonnes [2]
Offleben Power Station Offleben, Lower Saxony 52°08′45.64″N11°01′41.92″E / 52.1460111°N 11.0283111°E / 52.1460111; 11.0283111 (Offleben Power Station) 207679Coal (lignite)
Pleinting Power PlantPleinting 48°40′8.78″N13°6′31″E / 48.6691056°N 13.10861°E / 48.6691056; 13.10861 (Pleinting Power Plant) 7251755741968 - 2008Light oil
Rostock Power Station Rostock 54°08′34.24″N12°7′58.62″E / 54.1428444°N 12.1329500°E / 54.1428444; 12.1329500 (Rostock Power Plant) 600141.5464Coal
Rüstersieler Power Station Rüstersieler, Lower Saxony 53°33′56.93″N8°8′46.46″E / 53.5658139°N 8.1462389°E / 53.5658139; 8.1462389 (Rüstersieler Power Plant) 747275902Coal
Römerbrücke Heating Power PlantSaarbrücken 49°13′25.15″N7°00′53.71″E / 49.2236528°N 7.0149194°E / 49.2236528; 7.0149194 (Römerbrücke Heating Power Plant) 110177581
Robert Frank Power PlantLandesbergen500181594
Shamrock Power PlantHerne13276249
Sindelfingen Heating Power PlantSindelfingen 48°41′48.83″N8°59′57.39″E / 48.6968972°N 8.9992750°E / 48.6968972; 8.9992750 (Sindelfingen Heat Power Plant) 120390
Schkopau Power Station Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt 51°23′54.44″N11°57′1.17″E / 51.3984556°N 11.9503250°E / 51.3984556; 11.9503250 (Schkopau Power Station) 916200660Coal (lignite)110 MW traction current
Schwedt Power StationSchwedt, Brandenburg 53°5′54.06″N14°13′10.34″E / 53.0983500°N 14.2195389°E / 53.0983500; 14.2195389 (Schwedt Power Station) 200660
Power Plant Scholven Gelsenkirchen 51°36′12.84″N7°0′7.44″E / 51.6035667°N 7.0020667°E / 51.6035667; 7.0020667 (Scholven Power Plant Main)
51°36′2.06″N7°0′16.56″E / 51.6005722°N 7.0046000°E / 51.6005722; 7.0046000 (Scholven Power Plant Main)
760302991Coal
Scholven A Power StationGelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°35′59.83″N7°0′20.27″E / 51.5999528°N 7.0056306°E / 51.5999528; 7.0056306 (Scholven A Power Station) 240.5789
Schwandorf Power StationSchwandorf, Bavaria 49°18′13.82″N12°4′39.05″E / 49.3038389°N 12.0775139°E / 49.3038389; 12.0775139 (Schwandorf Power Plant)
49°18′14.42″N12°4′35.33″E / 49.3040056°N 12.0764806°E / 49.3040056; 12.0764806 (Schwandorf Power Plant)
235771Coal (lignite)demolished
Schilling Power Station Stade, Lower Saxony 53°37′4″N9°31′57″E / 53.61778°N 9.53250°E / 53.61778; 9.53250 (Schilling Power Station ( demolished)) 2207201962Oildemolished
Schwarze Pumpe power station Spremberg 51°32′8.93″N14°21′17.11″E / 51.5358139°N 14.3547528°E / 51.5358139; 14.3547528 (Black Pump Power Plant) 1600172564Coal (lignite)
Stuttgart-Gaisburg Power PlantStuttgart 48°46′56.09″N9°13′52.81″E / 48.7822472°N 9.2313361°E / 48.7822472; 9.2313361 (Stuttgart-Gaisburg Power Plant) 60160520
Stuttgart-Münster Power PlantStuttgart 48°48′55.31″N9°13′11.07″E / 48.8153639°N 9.2197417°E / 48.8153639; 9.2197417 (Stuttgart-Münster Heating Power Plant) 164180590
Thierbach Power Station Espenhain, Saxony 51°10′4.83″N12°30′28.89″E / 51.1680083°N 12.5080250°E / 51.1680083; 12.5080250 (Espenhain Power Plant ( demolished)) 300980Coal (lignite)demolished
Thyrow Gas Turbine Power PlantThyrow300
Tiefstack Power Station Hamburg 53°31′37″N10°3′49″E / 53.52694°N 10.06361°E / 53.52694; 10.06361 (Hamburg Tiefstack combined heat and power station) 321120390Coal and gas
Veltheim Power PlantVeltheim 52°11′23″N8°56′1″E / 52.18972°N 8.93361°E / 52.18972; 8.93361 (Veltheim Power Plant) 880140460Coal
Völklingen-Fenne Power PlantVölklingen 49°14′58.48″N6°52′53.2″E / 49.2495778°N 6.881444°E / 49.2495778; 6.881444 (Völklingen-Fenne Power Plant) 600160520 Steag Völklingen complex
Voerde Power Plant Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°34′37.65″N6°40′53.19″E / 51.5771250°N 6.6814417°E / 51.5771250; 6.6814417 (Voerde Power Plant) 2234Coal (lignite) Steag pdf page
Walheim Power PlantWalheim 49°01′6.38″N9°9′26.39″E / 49.0184389°N 9.1573306°E / 49.0184389; 9.1573306 (Walheim Power Plant) 253148486Coal
Walsum Power Station Walsum, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°31′42.81″N6°42′52.54″E / 51.5285583°N 6.7145944°E / 51.5285583; 6.7145944 (Walsum Power Plant) 4103009801988Coal
Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station Werdohl, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°16′33.04″N7°42′26.24″E / 51.2758444°N 7.7072889°E / 51.2758444; 7.7072889 (Werdohl Power Plant)
51°16′33.46″N7°42′23.75″E / 51.2759611°N 7.7065972°E / 51.2759611; 7.7065972 (Werdohl Power Plant)
637282925Coal
Wedel CHP PlantWedel 53°33′59.25″N9°43′32.14″E / 53.5664583°N 9.7255944°E / 53.5664583; 9.7255944 (Wedel Heating Power Plant) 260151495Coal Wedel CHP Plant
Weiher-3 CHP PlantQuierschied-Weiher, Saarland 49°20′5.23″N7°2′7.85″E / 49.3347861°N 7.0355139°E / 49.3347861; 7.0355139 (Weiher Power Plant) 680232761Coal Weiher PP
Weisweiler Power PlantEschweiler 50°50′21.14″N6°19′25.88″E / 50.8392056°N 6.3238556°E / 50.8392056; 6.3238556 (Weisweiler Power Plant) 2457180590Primary: Coal (lignite),
Secondary: Natural gas
Weisweiler PP
Westfalen Hamm Power Plant [3] Uentrop-Schmehausen, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°40′36″N7°58′21″E / 51.67667°N 7.97250°E / 51.67667; 7.97250 (Westfalen Hamm Power Plant) 8502007Natural gas Westfalen Hamm PP
Wilhelmshaven Power Station (E.ON) Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony 53°33′53″N8°8′49″E / 53.56472°N 8.14694°E / 53.56472; 8.14694 (Wilhelmshaven Power Station) 7472508201976Coal
Wolfsburg Heating Power PlantWolfsburg140118387
Wolfsburg-West Heating Power PlantWolfsburg300160520
Weissenhorn Waste Incineration PlantWeissenhorn
West Heating Power PlantFrankfurt244125410
Westerholt Power Station Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia 51°36′4.48″N7°3′52.16″E / 51.6012444°N 7.0644889°E / 51.6012444; 7.0644889 (Westerholt Power Plant) 337.51,1071997Coaldemolished in 2006
Wuppertal-Barmen Heating Power PlantWuppertal 51°16′8.86″N7°12′1.71″E / 51.2691278°N 7.2004750°E / 51.2691278; 7.2004750 (Wuppertal-Barmen Heating Power Plant) 56137449
Wuppertal-Elberfeld Heating Power PlantWuppertal 51°14′54.19″N7°7′7.61″E / 51.2483861°N 7.1187806°E / 51.2483861; 7.1187806 (Wuppertal-Elberfeld Heating Power Plant) 100198650
Zolling CHP plantZolling, Bavaria 48°27′19.05″N11°47′58.25″E / 48.4552917°N 11.7995139°E / 48.4552917; 11.7995139 (Zolling CHP Power Station) 449220720Coal, Biomass

Hydroelectric

Station Town Geographical coordinatesCapacity (MW)
Bad Abbach Power StationBad Abbach 48°56′47″N12°00′47″E / 48.94638809°N 12.01305556°E / 48.94638809; 12.01305556 (Bad Abbach Power Station) 3.5 MW ( traction current)
Aufkirchen Power Station Aufkirchen 48°18′19″N11°51′28″E / 48.3052492°N 11.8577135°E / 48.3052492; 11.8577135 (Aufkirchen Power Station) 40 ( 13 MW traction current)
Bad Säckingen Power Station Bad Säckingen 47°33′28″N7°57′24″E / 47.5577658°N 7.956714°E / 47.5577658; 7.956714 (Bad Säckingen Power Station) 73.6
Bergheim Power Station Bad Säckingen 48°45′03″N11°16′23″E / 48.7507492°N 11.2729812°E / 48.7507492; 11.2729812 (Bergheim Power Station) 23.7 ( only traction current)
Bertoldsheim Power Station Rennertshofen 48°44′09″N11°01′15″E / 48.735722°N 11.0208321°E / 48.735722; 11.0208321 (Bertoldsheim Power Station) 18.9 ( only traction current)
Bettenberg Power Station Nagold 48°36′03″N8°44′14″E / 48.600881°N 8.73715°E / 48.600881; 8.73715 (Bettenberg Power Station) 0.2
Bittenbrunn Power Station Bittenbrunn 48°44′04″N11°08′37″E / 48.7344448°N 11.1436504°E / 48.7344448; 11.1436504 (Bittenbrunn Power Station) 20.2 ( only traction current)
Dettingen Power Station Dettingen 48°06′44″N10°08′00″E / 48.112167°N 10.133225°E / 48.112167; 10.133225 (Dettingen Power Station) 11
Eitting Power Station Eitting 48°21′32″N11°52′58″E / 48.3589581°N 11.8827975°E / 48.3589581; 11.8827975 (Eitting Power Station)  ? ( only traction current)
Fankel Power Station Fankel 50°07′27″N7°13′38″E / 50.124044°N 7.227222°E / 50.124044; 7.227222 (Eitting Power Station) 16.4
Forggensee Dam Rosshaupten 47°39′15″N10°44′59″E / 47.6542518°N 10.7497251°E / 47.6542518; 10.7497251 (Forggensee Dam) 45.5
Iffezheim Power Station Iffezheim 48°49′58″N8°06′38″E / 48.8327607°N 8.1104851°E / 48.8327607; 8.1104851 (Iffezheim Power Station) 104
Ingolstadt Hydroelectric Power Station Ingolstadt 48°45′01″N11°24′43″E / 48.7503672°N 11.4119518°E / 48.7503672; 11.4119518 (Ingolstadt Hydroelectric Power Station) 19.8 ( only traction current)
Kachlet Power Station Passau 48°34′45″N13°24′27″E / 48.5791554°N 13.4073865°E / 48.5791554; 13.4073865 (Kachlet Power Station) 52
Koblenz Power Station Koblenz 50°21′57″N7°34′54″E / 50.365783°N 7.581553°E / 50.365783; 7.581553 (Koblenz Power Station) 16
Laufenburg Power Station Laufenburg 47°33′24″N8°02′53″E / 47.5566146°N 8.0480593°E / 47.5566146; 8.0480593 (Laufenburg Power Station) 106
Möhne Dam Günne 51°29′23″N8°03′32″E / 51.4896339°N 8.0589706°E / 51.4896339; 8.0589706 (Möhne Dam) 7.04
Mühlhausen Power Station Mühlacker 48°56′01″N8°54′07″E / 48.933664°N 8.90195°E / 48.933664; 8.90195 (Mühlhausen Power Station) 1.68
Pfrombach Power Station Pfrombach 48°26′29″N11°59′34″E / 48.4413727°N 11.9928968°E / 48.4413727; 11.9928968 (Pfrombach Power Station)  ? ( also traction current)
Rheinfelden Power Station Rheinfelden 47°34′12″N7°48′46″E / 47.5700403°N 7.8126848°E / 47.5700403; 7.8126848 (Rheinfelden Power Station) 25.7
Ryburg-Schwörstadt Power Station Schwörstadt 47°35′13″N7°50′02″E / 47.5868403°N 7.8338555°E / 47.5868403; 7.8338555 (Ryburg-Schwörstadt Power Station) 120
Serrig Power Station Serrig 49°34′00″N6°35′33″E / 49.566669°N 6.592558°E / 49.566669; 6.592558 (Serrig Power Station) 12.1
Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station Kochel am See 47°37′47″N11°20′15″E / 47.6298189°N 11.3374454°E / 47.6298189; 11.3374454 (Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station) 124 ( 52 MW traction current)
Wendefurth Power Station Wendefurth 51°44′21″N10°54′26″E / 51.7390417°N 10.9071493°E / 51.7390417; 10.9071493 (Wendefurth Power Station) 80
Wyhlen Dam Grenzach-Wyhlen 47°32′20″N7°42′28″E / 47.5389195°N 7.7076817°E / 47.5389195; 7.7076817 (Wyhlen Dam) 38.5
Schärding-Neuhaus Power Station Neuhaus am Inn 48°26′07″N13°26′20″E / 48.4354009°N 13.4388113°E / 48.4354009; 13.4388113 (Schärding-Neuhaus Power Station) 96
Sylvenstein Dam Langleger 47°35′11″N11°32′59″E / 47.5863428°N 11.549651°E / 47.5863428; 11.549651 (Sylvenstein Dam) 7
Söse Dam Osterode am Harz 51°44′19″N10°18′38″E / 51.7386962°N 10.310626°E / 51.7386962; 10.310626 (Söse Dam) 1.44

Pumped-storage hydroelectric

StationLocation Coordinates Capacity gen
(MW)
Capacity pump
(MW)
Notes
Albbecken Pumped Storage Station ( Witznau Pumped Storage Station)Witznau 47°41′16″N8°15′05″E / 47.6878681°N 8.2514513°E / 47.6878681; 8.2514513 (Albbecken Pumped Storage Station) 220128
Bleiloch Pumped Storage Station Remptendorf 50°31′31″N11°42′54″E / 50.5252824°N 11.7150521°E / 50.5252824; 11.7150521 (Bleiloch Pumped Storage Station) 80 ?
Dhron Valley Dam Heidenburg 49°47′47″N6°53′55″E / 49.796274°N 6.8985558°E / 49.796274; 6.8985558 (Dhron Valley Dam) 8.1 ?Since 1995 no pump operation
Erzhausen Pumped Storage Station Erzhausen 51°53′55″N9°55′30″E / 51.898611111111°N 9.925°E / 51.898611111111; 9.925 (Erzhausen Pumped Storage Station) 220228
Geesthacht Pumped Storage Station Geesthacht 53°25′09″N10°23′37″E / 53.4191238°N 10.3936458°E / 53.4191238; 10.3936458 (Geesthacht Pumped Storage Station) 131 ?
Glems Pumped Storage Station Glems 48°30′19″N9°17′14″E / 48.5051789°N 9.2872453°E / 48.5051789; 9.2872453 (Glems Pumped Storage Station) 90 ?
Goldisthal Pumped Storage Station Goldisthal 50°30′29″N11°00′16″E / 50.5080843°N 11.0044706°E / 50.5080843; 11.0044706 (Goldisthal Pumped Storage Station) 1060 ?
Happurg Pumped Storage Station Happurg 49°29′13″N11°28′29″E / 49.4870295°N 11.4747262°E / 49.4870295; 11.4747262 (Happurg Pumped Storage Station) 176 ?
Häusern Pumped Storage Station Häusern 47°45′19″N8°11′18″E / 47.7553855°N 8.1883067°E / 47.7553855; 8.1883067 (Häusern Pumped Storage Station) 140 ?
Hohenwarte II Pumped Storage Station Hohenwarte 50°36′15″N11°28′30″E / 50.6040914°N 11.4749408°E / 50.6040914; 11.4749408 (Hohenwarte II Pumped Storage Station) 320 ?
Hotzenwald Pumped Storage Station Wehr 47°39′09″N7°55′32″E / 47.6523655°N 7.9256701°E / 47.6523655; 7.9256701 (Hotzenwald Pumped Storage Station) 992 ?
Koepchenwerk Pumped Storage Station Herdecke 51°24′41″N7°27′15″E / 51.411363°N 7.4541378°E / 51.411363; 7.4541378 (Koepchenwerk Pumped Storage Station) 153 ?
Langenprozelten Pumped Storage Station Langenprozelten 50°03′11″N9°34′53″E / 50.0531314°N 9.5813522°E / 50.0531314; 9.5813522 (Langenprozelten Pumped Storage Station) 160 ( only traction current) ?
Leitzach Pumped Storage Station Vagen 47°52′27″N11°52′12″E / 47.8740619°N 11.8701214°E / 47.8740619; 11.8701214 (Leitzach Pumped Storage Station) 93 ?
Markersbach Pumped Storage Station Markersbach 50°31′03″N12°52′50″E / 50.5175266°N 12.8806436°E / 50.5175266; 12.8806436 (Markersbach Pumped Storage Station) 1050 ?
Mittweida Pumped Storage Station Mittweida 50°59′22″N13°00′24″E / 50.9895028°N 13.0066431°E / 50.9895028; 13.0066431 (Mittweida Pumped Storage Station) 1.65 ?Defunct
Niederwartha Pumped Storage Station Niederwartha 51°05′29″N13°36′36″E / 51.0913301°N 13.6100435°E / 51.0913301; 13.6100435 (Niederwartha Pumped Storage Station) 120 ?
Oder Valley Dam Bad Lauterberg 51°38′46″N10°30′11″E / 51.6460663°N 10.5031013°E / 51.6460663; 10.5031013 (Oder Valley Dam) 5.04 ?
Ortenberg-Lissberg Pumped Storage Station Ortenberg 50°22′35″N9°05′33″E / 50.3763118°N 9.092592°E / 50.3763118; 9.092592 (Ortenberg-Lissberg Pumped Storage Station) 2.3 ?
Reisach Pumped Storage Station Reisach 49°31′48″N12°17′05″E / 49.530104°N 12.2845924°E / 49.530104; 12.2845924 (Reisach Pumped Storage Station) 105 ?
Rönkhausen Pumped Storage Station Rönkhausen-Glinge 51°13′29″N7°59′36″E / 51.2247664°N 7.9933155°E / 51.2247664; 7.9933155 (Rönkhausen Pumped Storage Station) 160 ?
Rudolf-Fettweis-Power Plant Forbach 48°40′07″N8°21′11″E / 48.6685328°N 8.3530855°E / 48.6685328; 8.3530855 (Rudolf-Fettweis-Power Plant) 44 ?
Rusel Power Plant Deggendorf-Mietraching 48°51′33″N13°00′25″E / 48.8592093°N 13.0070293°E / 48.8592093; 13.0070293 (Rusel Power Plant) 44 ?
Säckingen Pumped Storage Station Bad Säckingen 47°33′56″N7°57′13″E / 47.5656065°N 7.9536295°E / 47.5656065; 7.9536295 (Säckingen Pumped Storage Station) 472 ?
Tanzmühle Pumped Storage Station Döllnitz 49°33′08″N12°16′52″E / 49.5521595°N 12.281127°E / 49.5521595; 12.281127 (Tanzmühle Pumped Storage Station) 25.2 ?
Waldeck I Pumped Storage Station Hemfurth-Edersee 51°09′58″N9°02′47″E / 51.1661452°N 9.0463078°E / 51.1661452; 9.0463078 (Waldeck I Pumped Storage Station) 146 ?
Waldeck II Pumped Storage Station Hemfurth-Edersee 51°10′00″N9°02′48″E / 51.1665488°N 9.0465868°E / 51.1665488; 9.0465868 (Waldeck II Pumped Storage Station) 440 ?
Waldshut Pumped Storage Station Waldshut 47°37′03″N8°11′33″E / 47.6176199°N 8.192625°E / 47.6176199; 8.192625 (Waldshut Pumped Storage Station) 176 ?
Warmutsgund Pumped Storage Station Obersdorf 47°20′58″N10°15′57″E / 47.3495674°N 10.2657473°E / 47.3495674; 10.2657473 (Warmutsgund Pumped Storage Station) 4.72 ?
Wendefurth Pumped Storage Station Wendefurth 51°44′20″N10°54′26″E / 51.7390151°N 10.9072566°E / 51.7390151; 10.9072566 (Wendefurth Pumped Storage Station) 80 ?
Wisenta Pumped Storage Station Crispendorf 50°34′35″N11°43′02″E / 50.5763182°N 11.7171872°E / 50.5763182; 11.7171872 (Wisenta Pumped Storage Station) 3.3 ?

Wind power

Germany's largest onshore wind power plants
Description Location CoordinatesPeak Power
(MW)
Production
(MW·h/year)
Capacity factor
HoltriemLower Saxony 53°36′37″N7°25′45″E / 53.61028°N 7.42917°E / 53.61028; 7.42917 207
ReußenkögeSchleswig-Holstein 54°36′40″N8°54′13″E / 54.61111°N 8.90361°E / 54.61111; 8.90361 203
Werder/KessinMecklenburg-Vorpommern 53°42′55″N13°19′11″E / 53.71528°N 13.31972°E / 53.71528; 13.31972 201
Stößen-TeuchernSachsen-Anhalt 51°7′54″N11°57′51″E / 51.13167°N 11.96417°E / 51.13167; 11.96417 183
HüselitzSachsen-Anhalt 52°30′57″N11°46′51″E / 52.51583°N 11.78083°E / 52.51583; 11.78083 151
Germany's largest offshore wind power plants
Description Location CoordinatesPeak Power
(MW)
Production
(MW·h/year)
Capacity factor [4]
Hohe See North Sea 54°26′0″N6°28′0″E / 54.43333°N 6.46667°E / 54.43333; 6.46667 4970.42
Borkum Riffgrund 2North Sea 54°58′0″N6°29′44″E / 54.96667°N 6.49556°E / 54.96667; 6.49556 4640.30
Veja Mate North Sea 54°19′00″N5°52′0″E / 54.31667°N 5.86667°E / 54.31667; 5.86667 402
BARD North Sea 54°21′18″N5°58′48″E / 54.35500°N 5.98000°E / 54.35500; 5.98000 400
Global Tech INorth Sea 54°15′43″N6°24′38″E / 54.26194°N 6.41056°E / 54.26194; 6.41056 400

Photovoltaic

Germany's largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants [5]
Description Location CoordinatesPeak Power
(MW)
Production
(MW·h/year)
Capacity factor
Neuhardenberg Solar Park [6] 52°36′49.62″N14°14′32.64″E / 52.6137833°N 14.2424000°E / 52.6137833; 14.2424000 (Neuhardenberg Solar Park) 145
Strasskirchen Solar Park Strasskirchen 54
Lieberose Photovoltaic Park [7] [8] 530.11
Kothen Solar Park 45
Finsterwalde Solar Park 42
550,000 thin-film modules
(see Waldpolenz Solar Park)
Muldentalkreis 51°19′43″N12°39′20″E / 51.32861°N 12.65556°E / 51.32861; 12.65556 4040,0000.11
Amsdorf Solar Park [9] 51°28′N11°44′E / 51.467°N 11.733°E / 51.467; 11.733 (Amsdorf Solar Park) 28
Solarpark Heideblick [10] 51°50′N13°40′E / 51.833°N 13.667°E / 51.833; 13.667 (Solarpark Heideblick) 27.5
Solarpark Eiche [11] 52°34′N13°36′E / 52.567°N 13.600°E / 52.567; 13.600 (Solarpark Eiche) 26.5
Lauingen Energy Park [12] 48°32′13″N10°25′27″E / 48.53694°N 10.42417°E / 48.53694; 10.42417 (Lauingen Energy Park) 25.726,980
1408 SOLON mover
(see Erlasee Solar Park)
Arnstein 50°0′10″N9°55′15″E / 50.00278°N 9.92083°E / 50.00278; 9.92083 1214,0000.13
57,912 solar modules
(see Pocking Solar Park)
Pocking 48°22′4″N13°17′55″E / 48.36778°N 13.29861°E / 48.36778; 13.29861 1011,5000.13
57,600 solar modules
(see Bavaria Solarpark)
Mühlhausen 49°09′29″N11°25′59″E / 49.15806°N 11.43306°E / 49.15806; 11.43306 6.36,7500.12
30,000 BP Solar modules Bürstadt 49°39′N8°28′E / 49.650°N 8.467°E / 49.650; 8.467 54,2000.10
33,500 Shell Solar modules Espenhain 51°12′N12°31′E / 51.200°N 12.517°E / 51.200; 12.517 55,0000.11
25,000 BP solar modules
(see Geiseltalsee Solarpark)
Merseburg 51°22′N12°0′E / 51.367°N 12.000°E / 51.367; 12.000 43,4000.10
50,000 solar modulesGottelborn 49°21′N7°2′E / 49.350°N 7.033°E / 49.350; 7.033 48,2000.23
32,740 solar modules Hemau 49°3′N11°47′E / 49.050°N 11.783°E / 49.050; 11.783 43,9000.11
Solara, Sharp and Kyocera solar modules Dingolfing 48°38′N12°30′E / 48.633°N 12.500°E / 48.633; 12.500 3.33,0500.11
Sharp solar modules
(see Bavaria Solarpark)
Guenching 49°16′N11°34′E / 49.267°N 11.567°E / 49.267; 11.567 1.9-
Sharp solar modules
(see Bavaria Solarpark)
Minihofn.a.1.9-

Nuclear

Under the Atomic Energy Act, the last three nuclear energy plants were shut down by April 2023.

NameLocationGeographical CoordinatesTypeCapacity
(MW)
OperationalNotes
VAK Kahl am Main 50°03′33″N8°59′14″E / 50.0591294°N 8.9871812°E / 50.0591294; 8.9871812 (Kahl Nuclear Power Plant) BWR151960–1985
MZFR Leopoldshafen 49°06′16″N8°25′57″E / 49.1043102°N 8.4325862°E / 49.1043102; 8.4325862 (MZFR) PHWR521965–1984
AVR Jülich 50°54′11″N6°25′17″E / 50.9030599°N 6.4213693°E / 50.9030599; 6.4213693 (AVR) HTGR131966–1988
KKR Rheinsberg 53°08′50″N12°59′25″E / 53.1472465°N 12.9903674°E / 53.1472465; 12.9903674 (Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant) VVER621966–1990 GDR plant, shut down after German reunification
KRB Unit A Gundremmingen 48°30′48″N10°24′07″E / 48.513264°N 10.4020357°E / 48.513264; 10.4020357 (Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant, Unit A) BWR2381966–1977
KRB Unit B Gundremmingen 48°30′53″N10°24′09″E / 48.5148276°N 10.402379°E / 48.5148276; 10.402379 (Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant, Unit B) BWR12841984–2017 [13]
KRB Unit C Gundremmingen 48°30′56″N10°24′07″E / 48.5155383°N 10.4020786°E / 48.5155383; 10.4020786 (Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant, Unit C) BWR12881985–2021Shut down on 31 December 2021 [14]
KWO Obrigheim 49°21′52″N9°04′35″E / 49.364503°N 9.076252°E / 49.364503; 9.076252 (Obrigheim Nuclear Power Plant) PWR3401968–2005
KWL Lingen 52°28′59″N7°18′02″E / 52.4831853°N 7.3005223°E / 52.4831853; 7.3005223 (Lingen Nuclear Power Plant) BWR2501968–1977
HDR Grosswelzheim 50°03′19″N8°59′06″E / 50.0551446°N 8.9848691°E / 50.0551446; 8.9848691 (HDR) BWR231969–1971
KKS Stade 53°37′12″N9°31′50″E / 53.6200685°N 9.5306289°E / 53.6200685; 9.5306289 (Stade Nuclear Power Plant) PWR6401972–2003
KKN Niederaichbach 48°36′21″N12°18′00″E / 48.6058015°N 12.3000848°E / 48.6058015; 12.3000848 (Niederaichbach Nuclear Power Plant (demolished)) HWGCR1001973–1974
KGR Unit 1 Greifswald 54°08′30″N13°39′30″E / 54.1417497°N 13.6583877°E / 54.1417497; 13.6583877 (Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) VVER4081974–1990 GDR plant, shut down after German reunification
KGR Unit 2 Greifswald 54°08′30″N13°39′35″E / 54.1417623°N 13.6597395°E / 54.1417623; 13.6597395 (Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2) VVER4081975–1990
KGR Unit 3 Greifswald 54°08′29″N13°39′45″E / 54.1415235°N 13.6624217°E / 54.1415235; 13.6624217 (Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3) VVER4081978–1990
KGR Unit 4 Greifswald 54°08′29″N13°39′49″E / 54.1414229°N 13.663644°E / 54.1414229; 13.663644 (Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 4) VVER4081979–1990
KGR Unit 5 Greifswald 54°08′26″N13°39′59″E / 54.140631°N 13.6664128°E / 54.140631; 13.6664128 (Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 5) VVER4081989–1990
KWB Unit A Biblis 49°42′34″N8°24′57″E / 49.709331°N 8.415865°E / 49.709331; 8.415865 (Biblis Nuclear Power Plant, Unit !) PWR11761975–2011 [15]
KWB Unit B Biblis 49°42′32″N8°24′48″E / 49.7089474°N 8.413285°E / 49.7089474; 8.413285 (Biblis Nuclear Power Plant, Unit B) PWR12401977–2011
KWW Würgassen 51°38′23″N9°23′30″E / 51.6396481°N 9.3915617°E / 51.6396481; 9.3915617 (Würgassen Nuclear Power Plant) BWR6401975–1994
GKN Unit 1 Neckarwestheim 49°02′24″N9°10′20″E / 49.0401151°N 9.1721088°E / 49.0401151; 9.1721088 (Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) PWR7851976–2011capacity including traction current
GKN Unit 2 Neckarwestheim 49°02′26″N9°10′32″E / 49.0406214°N 9.1755903°E / 49.0406214; 9.1755903 (Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2) PWR12691989–April 2023Shut down: 15 April 2023
KKB Brunsbüttel 53°53′29″N9°12′02″E / 53.8913533°N 9.2005777°E / 53.8913533; 9.2005777 (Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant) BWR7711977–2011
KKI Isar Unit 1 Essenbach 48°36′16″N12°17′50″E / 48.6044748°N 12.2972095°E / 48.6044748; 12.2972095 (Isar Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) BWR8701979–2011
KKI Isar Unit 2 Essenbach 48°36′20″N12°17′35″E / 48.6055532°N 12.2931647°E / 48.6055532; 12.2931647 (Isar Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2) PWR13651988–April 2023Shut down: April 15, 2023
KKU Unterweser Stadland 53°25′46″N8°28′39″E / 53.4293465°N 8.4774649°E / 53.4293465; 8.4774649 (Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant) PWR12851979–2011
KNK-I/II Leopoldshafen 49°05′50″N8°25′58″E / 49.0973279°N 8.4327739°E / 49.0973279; 8.4327739 (KNK) FBR211979–1991fast sodium-cooled research reactor [16]
KKP Unit 1 Philippsburg 49°15′05″N8°26′08″E / 49.2513078°N 8.4356761°E / 49.2513078; 8.4356761 (Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) BWR8901980–2011
KKP Unit 2 Philippsburg 49°15′05″N8°26′08″E / 49.2513078°N 8.4356761°E / 49.2513078; 8.4356761 (Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2) PWR13581985–2019
KKG Grafenrheinfeld 49°59′03″N10°11′05″E / 49.9841308°N 10.1846373°E / 49.9841308; 10.1846373 (Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant) PWR12751981–2015
KKK Krümmel Geesthacht 53°24′38″N10°24′33″E / 53.4104656°N 10.4091597°E / 53.4104656; 10.4091597 (Krümmel Nuclear Power Plant) BWR12601984–2011
KWG Grohnde 52°02′06″N9°24′35″E / 52.0348748°N 9.4097793°E / 52.0348748; 9.4097793 (Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant) PWR13601985–2021Shut down: Dec. 31, 2021 [14]
KBR Brokdorf 53°51′02″N9°20′45″E / 53.850666°N 9.3457603°E / 53.850666; 9.3457603 (Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant) PWR13261986–2021Shut down: Dec. 31, 2021 [14]
KMK Mülheim-Kärlich 50°24′32″N7°29′10″E / 50.408791°N 7.4861956°E / 50.408791; 7.4861956 (Mülheim-Kärlich Nuclear Power Plant) PWR12191987–1988
THTR Hamm-Uentrop 51°40′43″N7°58′12″E / 51.6786228°N 7.9700232°E / 51.6786228; 7.9700232 (THTR-300) HTGR2961987–1988
KKE Emsland 52°28′18″N7°19′14″E / 52.4716974°N 7.3206389°E / 52.4716974; 7.3206389 (Emsland Nuclear Power Plant) PWR12901988–April 2023Shut down April 15, 2023
Legend:
  Reactor is currently operational    Decommissioned reactor

Types:

BWR = Boiling water reactor, FBR = Fast breeder reactor, HTGR = High-temperature gas-cooled reactor, HWGCR = Heavy water gas-cooled reactor, PHWR = Pressurized heavy-water reactor, PWR = Pressurized water reactor, VVER = Water-water energetic reactor

See also

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