Power plant · Hesse, Germany
VW Baunatal Gasturbine
VW Baunatal Gasturbine is a power plant in Hesse, Germany, with 46.1 MW of capacity, operated by VW Kraftwerk GmbH and WG Projektmanagement Inh. Wolfgang Gehrlicher e. K.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hesse | 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 | 2009 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | VW Kraftwerk GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | WG Projektmanagement Inh. Wolfgang Gehrlicher e. K. | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 46.1 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | solar | 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 | Avacon Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
VW Baunatal Gasturbine is the 34th-largest of 206 power plants in Hesse and the 670th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 46.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesse | 34th of 206 | 7,473 MW | 0.62% |
| Germany | 670th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,482nd of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Operators, grid operator and place
More from VW Kraftwerk GmbH
- HKW Nord Generator A197 MW
- VW Baunatal Dampfturbine29.3 MW
- WEA Salzgitter12.8 MW
- WEA Emden11.5 MW
- BHKW Braunschweig10.4 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Nord360,477 tCO2e
Other power plants in Hesse
- Staudinger1,102 MW
- Waldeck 2480 MW
- bnBm GasKW BIB378 MW
- Kraftwerk WI DT 2.1229 MW
- Waldeck 1 Pumpspeicher145 MW
- G-U1-008-GEN-03-NEA-2125 MW
- G-E0-070-GEN-4-GS-1115 MW
- A-U1-084-GEN-02115 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.