Power plant · Ihlow, Lower Saxony, Germany
WPI Repowering
WPI Repowering is a power plant in Ihlow, Lower Saxony, Germany, with 72 MW of capacity, operated by Windpark GmbH & Co. Ihlow KG, WPI Repowering GmbH & Co. KG and ECO Windpark Simonswolde GmbH & Co. KG.
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 | Ihlow | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 26632 Ihlow | 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 | 2002 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windpark GmbH & Co. Ihlow KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | WPI Repowering GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ECO Windpark Simonswolde GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 72 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 21 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | EWE Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3995, 7.3900 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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WPI Repowering is the 41st-largest of 557 power plants in Lower Saxony and the 366th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 72 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 | 41st of 557 | 24,459 MW | 0.29% |
| Germany | 366th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,448th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 148 substations, 73 permit notices, 9 CO2 emitters (2 operating) and 4 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ihlow | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Simonswolde | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| Umspannwerk Aurich | Substation | — | — | 9.3 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Oldambt (gmb-2026-190409) | Permit notice | — | — | 26 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning decision, Oldambt (gmb-2026-444586) | Permit notice | — | — | 26 km |
| Green gas Nieuwolda (BIO Deeterink) | CO2 emitter | — | Permitted | 29 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Oldambt (prb-2026-17995) | Permit notice | — | — | 29 km |
| Green gas Farmsum (SFP Groningen) | CO2 emitter | — | Permitted | 30 km |
| Delesto B.V. | CO2 emitter | 317,750 tCO2e | — | 30 km |
Operators, grid operator and place
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- Emsland A1,336 MW
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- 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. 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.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- Officiële Bekendmakingen. Officiële Bekendmakingen, CC0 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- 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.