Power plant · Lingen (Ems), Lower Saxony, Germany
Emsland A
Emsland A is a closed power plant in Lingen (Ems), Lower Saxony, Germany, with 1,336 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 | Lingen (Ems) | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Am Hilgenberg 2, 49811 Lingen | 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 | 1988 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2023 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,336 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | nuclear | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.4729, 7.3241 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Emsland A is the 3rd-largest of 557 power plants in Lower Saxony and the 11th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 1,336 MW is 0.69% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Saxony | 3rd of 557 | 24,459 MW | 5.5% |
| Germany | 11th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.69% |
| All power plants in our data | 188th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | 0.11% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 119 substations and 7 CO2 emitters (6 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380 kV substation (OSM way/157450001) | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Benteler Stahlwerk | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Hanekenfähr | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Green gas Fleringen (Porkwatt) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 37 km |
| Biomass heat Hengelo Ov (Warmtebedrijf Hengelo) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 41 km |
| Green gas Coevorden (Bio Energy Coevorden) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 44 km |
Place
Other power plants in Lower Saxony
- Emsland1,645 MW
- Grohnde1,360 MW
- Kraftwerk Wilhelmshaven Onyx726 MW
- Wilhelmshaven 1 DT715 MW
- KWM Block 3690 MW
- Kraftwerk Emden Dampfturbine433 MW
- Kraftwerk Landesbergen Dampfturbine431 MW
- Block1344 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.
- 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.