Power plant · Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Gasmotorenkraftwerk HKW-West
Gasmotorenkraftwerk HKW-West is a planned power plant in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with 52.9 MW of capacity, operated by Firma Stadtwerke Karlsruhe GmbH.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Karlsruhe | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Honsellstraße 35-37, 76189 Karlsruhe | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Firma Stadtwerke Karlsruhe GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 52.9 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 12 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | natural gas | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Stadtwerke Karlsruhe Netzservice GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 49.0138, 8.3494 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Gasmotorenkraftwerk HKW-West is the 9th-largest of 92 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Baden-Württemberg and the 210th-largest of 2,173 in Germany by capacity; its 52.9 MW is <0.1% of the 78,152 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for Germany. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | 9th of 92 | 4,336 MW | 1.2% |
| Germany | 210th of 2,173 | 78,152 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,802nd of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 126 substations, 3 mines and 2 processing plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruhe-West | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Umspannwerk Grünwinkel | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/194446357) | Substation | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Viridian Lithium | Processing plant | — | — | 14 km |
| Zero Carbon Lithium | Mine | — | — | 26 km |
| HyProMag GmbH | Processing plant | — | — | 29 km |
| Lithium de France | Mine | — | — | 35 km |
| Ageli | Mine | — | — | 36 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Firma Stadtwerke Karlsruhe GmbH
- SW Karlsruhe Heizkraftwerk West Generator 333 MW
- Batteriespeicher HKW-West12 MW · planned
Other power plants in Baden-Württemberg
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- KW Wehr MS A91,271 MW
- GKM1,098 MW
- Rheinhafen-Dampfkraftwerk RDK 8834 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Heilbronn HLB 7778 MW
- Rheinhafen-Dampfkraftwerk RDK 7517 MW
- KW Witznau MS B3516 MW
- GKM Block 8435 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- © European Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.