HKW Wiesengrund is a 22.1 MW gas-fired power plant in Germany, operated by ENAG/MainNatural Gas Energieanlagen GmbH since 1993. Ranked #143 of 199 gas plants in Germany. Its 22.1 MW represents 0.07% of Germany's 30,369 MW total gas capacity. The largest gas plant in Germany is Gersteinwerk at 2,004 MW, making HKW Wiesengrund 90.7 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Wintershall (109.5 MW, Gas), Hattorf (52.3 MW, Gas), and Unterbreizbach (33.6 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Thuringia, approximately 200 km southwest of Berlin.
33 years old
Germany, Europe
- 481. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #18,545 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,158 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
33 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
ENAG/MainNatural Gas Energieanlagen GmbH operates 1 plants totalling 22 MW
80 plants within 100 km, 4,839 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
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
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