Power plant · Hamburg, Germany
Moorburg Block B
Moorburg Block B is a closed power plant in Hamburg, Germany, with 800 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 | Hamburg | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2021 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 800 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | hard coal | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Moorburg Block B is the largest of 18 power plants in Hamburg and the 34th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 800 MW is 0.41% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | 1st of 18 | 2,114 MW | 38% |
| Germany | 34th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.41% |
| All power plants in our data | 458th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Place
Other power plants in Hamburg
- Moorburg Block A800 MW
- Tiefstack239 MW
- Tiefstack GuD GT4250 MW
- Tiefstack GuD DT4027 MW
- MVR Rugenberger Damm Müll23.9 MW
- GT1 (Hamburg)23.7 MW
- MVB Borsigstraße Holz 2420.5 MW
- MVB Borsigstraße Holz18.2 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- 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.