Power plant · Lower Saxony, Germany
HKW Mitte Kessel 1
HKW Mitte Kessel 1 is a closed coal power plant in Lower Saxony, Germany, with 44.5 MW of capacity.
Grid connection
It closed in 2024, which freed up a 45 MW grid connection at high voltage (110 kV), unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Lower Saxony | 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 | 1985 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2024 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 44.5 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 |
| Grid connection level | High voltage (110 kV) (Hochspannung) | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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HKW Mitte Kessel 1 is the 96th-largest of 557 power plants in Lower Saxony and the 709th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 44.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Saxony | 96th of 557 | 24,459 MW | 0.18% |
| Germany | 709th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,244th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Place
Other power plants in Lower Saxony
- Emsland1,645 MW
- Grohnde1,360 MW
- Emsland A1,336 MW
- Kraftwerk Wilhelmshaven Onyx726 MW
- Wilhelmshaven 1 DT715 MW
- KWM Block 3690 MW
- Kraftwerk Emden Dampfturbine433 MW
- Kraftwerk Landesbergen Dampfturbine431 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.