Power plant · Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany
Alzwerk
Alzwerk is a power plant in Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany, with 50.4 MW of capacity, operated by Wacker Chemie.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Burghausen | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Johannes-Hess-Straße 24, 84489 Burghausen | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1922 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wacker Chemie | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50.4 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | hydro | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Bayernwerk Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 48.1833, 12.8534 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Alzwerk is the 66th-largest of 481 power plants in Bavaria and the 591st-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 50.4 MW is <0.1% of the 193,669 MW we hold for Germany. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bavaria | 66th of 481 | 20,044 MW | 0.25% |
| Germany | 591st of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,403rd of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Wacker Chemie
- Gasturbinenanlage 12183 MW
- Turbine/Generator 10 (Altötting)37.6 MW
- Turbine/Generator 9 (Altötting)13.5 MW
- Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Burghausen462,605 tCO2e
Other power plants in Bavaria
- Isar 21,410 MW
- Gundremmingen C1,288 MW
- Irsching 5846 MW
- Franken823 MW
- SWM HKW Sued619 MW
- Irsching 4576 MW
- Kraftwerk Zolling472 MW
- Irsching 3415 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.