Power plant · Niederzier, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Batteriespeicher Hambach 1
Batteriespeicher Hambach 1 is a planned power plant in Niederzier, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 236 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Generation SE.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Niederzier | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Am Tagebau 1, 52382 Niederzier | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE Generation SE | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 236 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 469 MWh | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | battery storage | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Amprion GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8733, 6.4954 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Batteriespeicher Hambach 1 is the 9th-largest of 488 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 42nd-largest of 2,173 in Germany by capacity; its 236 MW is 0.3% of the 78,152 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for Germany. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 9th of 488 | 16,529 MW | 1.4% |
| Germany | 42nd of 2,173 | 78,152 MW | 0.3% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 393rd of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 processing plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU BEST STRAT: Battery Economical Sustainable (Recycling-) Technology | Processing plant | — | — | 28 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from RWE Generation SE
- Emsland1,645 MW
- Vianden1,294 MW
- Gersteinwerk1,065 MW
- GuD Voerde856 MW · planned
- GuD Gundremmingen830 MW · planned
- GuD Gersteinwerk GT547 MW · planned
- GuD Weisweiler GT543 MW · planned
- Batteriespeicher Gundremmingen 1391 MW · planned
Other power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Niederaußem2,220 MW
- Neurath2,120 MW
- Weisweiler1,319 MW
- Gersteinwerk1,065 MW
- Datteln 41,052 MW
- Trianel Gaskraftwerk Hamm890 MW
- Knapsack I880 MW
- Heyden 4875 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- EU CRMA strategic projects. EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0, verified 2026-10-24.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.