Power plant · Flemish Region, Belgium
Northwind
Northwind is a wind power plant in Flemish Region, Belgium, with 216 MW of capacity.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Flemish Region | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Belgium | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · 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 | 2014 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Offshore | 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 |
| Capacity | 216 MW | 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 |
| Technology | Wind (registered as Wind Offshore) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 22WNORTHW000187B | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6190, 2.9000 | 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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2 sources record Northwind; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwind | asset:eic:22WNORTHW000187B | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Northwind offshore wind farm | asset:wikidata:Q21004443 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Northwind is the 13th-largest of 20 power plants in Flemish Region and the 27th-largest of 39 in Belgium by capacity; its 216 MW is 1.2% 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 | 13th of 20 | 9,037 MW | 2.4% |
| Belgium | 27th of 39 | 18,386 MW | 1.2% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,613th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 permit notices, 2 substations and 1 CO2 emitter (218,666 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevin 380 kV | Substation | — | — | 38 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning draft decision, Veere (prb-2026-10854) | Permit notice | — | — | 41 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning draft decision, Veere (prb-2026-13265) | Permit notice | — | — | 42 km |
| Gezelle 380 kV | Substation | — | — | 45 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Veere (gmb-2026-424141) | Permit notice | — | — | 45 km |
| Electrabel - Centrale Herdersbrug | CO2 emitter | 218,666 tCO2e | — | 47 km |
Place
Other power plants in Flemish Region
- Doel2,911 MW
- Doel Nuclear Power Station1,026 MW
- Herdersbrug Steg480 MW
- Langerlo470 MW
- Drogenbos TGV460 MW
- Centrale T-Power425 MW
- T-power Beringen420 MW
- BASF Antwerp power station395 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Elia grid hosting capacity map. Elia grid hosting capacity map, Restricted.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Officiële Bekendmakingen. Officiële Bekendmakingen, CC0 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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