World Power Plants

Gräfenhainichen II8 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Gräfenhainichen II is an 8 MW solar power plant in Germany. Ranked #241 of 743 solar plants in Germany, it represents 0.12% of the total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Gräfenhainichen II 20.75 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include HKW Halle Trotha (254 MW, Gas) and Heizkraftwerk Leipzig-Nord (167 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Saxony-Anhalt, approximately 150 km southwest of Leipzig.

Capacity
8 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Location
51.7290°, 12.4010°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 869. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,686 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG operates 83 plants totalling 7,384 MW

Regional density

230 plants within 100 km, 8,209 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gräfenhainichen I (0.6 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 51.729000, 12.401000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Gräfenhainichen II is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Germany
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
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