Power plant · Flemish Region, Belgium
Herdersbrug Steg Power Plant
Herdersbrug Steg Power Plant is a gas power plant in Flemish Region, Belgium, with 480 MW of capacity, owned by Engie Electrabel.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | HERDERSBRUG STEG | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Flemish Region | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Belgium | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Pathoekeweg 300, 8000 Brugge | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1998 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Engie Electrabel | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Electrabel | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 480 MW (sum of operating units, HERDERSBRUG GT1 157 MW; HERDERSBRUG GT2 156.3 MW; HERDERSBRUG ST 167 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 480 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Activity | Combustion of fuels | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 218,666 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 22WHERDER0001288 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2570, 3.2080 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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4 sources record Herdersbrug Steg; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERDERSBRUG STEG | asset:eic:22WHERDER0001288 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Electrabel - Centrale Herdersbrug | asset:eu-ets:be-70 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and coordinates |
| Herdersbrug Power Plant | asset:wikidata:Q17750993 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| HERDERSBRUG STEG | asset:opsd:22WHERDER0001288 | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Herdersbrug Steg is the 3rd-largest of 20 power plants in Flemish Region and the 6th-largest of 39 in Belgium by capacity; its 480 MW is 2.6% of the 18,386 MW we hold for Belgium. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flemish Region | 3rd of 20 | 9,037 MW | 5.3% |
| Belgium | 6th of 39 | 18,386 MW | 2.6% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,130th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Verified emissions: 218,666 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 38 permit notices, 35 substations, 9 CO2 emitters (1 operating) and 4 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gezelle 380 kV | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Electrabel - Centrale Herdersbrug | CO2 emitter | 218,666 tCO2e | — | 1.3 km |
| Stevin 380 kV | Substation | — | — | 7.8 km |
| Van Maerlant 380 kV | Substation | — | — | 8.2 km |
| Datacenter Oostkamp | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Substation omgevingsplan decision, Sluis (gmb-2025-479149) | Permit notice | — | — | 23 km |
| Substation omgevingsplan draft decision, Sluis (gmb-2025-129357) | Permit notice | — | — | 23 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Sluis (prb-2025-8120) | Permit notice | — | — | 26 km |
| Hydrogen electrolysis Vlissingen (Volth2) | CO2 emitter | — | Cancelled | 34 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Other power plants in Flemish Region
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- Doel Nuclear Power Station1,026 MW
- Langerlo470 MW
- Drogenbos TGV460 MW
- Centrale T-Power425 MW
- T-power Beringen420 MW
- BASF Antwerp power station395 MW
- Zandvliet Power386 MW
Data on this page
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
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