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HKW Südstadt is a 35 MW gas power plant in Germany, operated by RheinEnergie AG since 1994. Ranked #117 of 199 gas plants in Germany, it accounts for 0.12% of Germany's total gas capacity of 30,369 MW. The largest gas plant in Germany is Gersteinwerk at 2,004 MW, making HKW Südstadt 57.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Niederaussem power station (3,430 MW, Coal), Kraftwerk Niederaußem (3,133 MW, Coal), and BoA 2 (2,100 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 30 km from Cologne.

Capacity
35 MW
Commissioning Year
1994

32 years old

Owner
RheinEnergie AG
Location
50.9170°, 6.9573°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 374. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #15,822 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,963 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

32 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

RheinEnergie AG operates 5 plants totalling 587 MW

Regional density

161 plants within 100 km, 40,300 MW combined

Nearest plant: HKW Niehl 2 (6.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 50.917000, 6.957300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
67.6 Kt
138 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.16 Mt
Over 32 years of operation
Past Retirement
2024
2 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
14.7K
cars per year
9.0K
homes per year
3.1M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Germany
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
Top Fuels

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