Power plant · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Dormagen
Dormagen is a power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 562 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Generation SE.
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 | North Rhine-Westphalia | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Germany | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Alte Heerstr. 5, 41538 Dormagen | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2000 | 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 |
| Operator | RWE Generation SE | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 562 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units | 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 |
| Activity | Combustion of fuels | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Westnetz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 710,988 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.0903, 6.8124 | OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoder · ODbL 1.0 · 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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4 records in 2 sources describe Dormagen; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormagen | asset:mastr:SEE991220769276 | Marktstammdatenregister | — |
| Kraftwerk Dormagen | asset:eu-ets:de-1485 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and operator |
| Dormagen GT2 | asset:mastr:SEE908089235248 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
| Dormagen GT1 | asset:mastr:SEE914857304191 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
How it compares
Dormagen is the 20th-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 55th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 562 MW is 0.29% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 20th of 490 | 38,595 MW | 1.5% |
| Germany | 55th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.29% |
| All power plants in our data | 750th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Verified emissions: 710,988 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 354 substations, 39 CO2 emitters (69,070,017 tCO2e), 11 data centers and 2 processing plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraftwerk Dormagen | CO2 emitter | 710,988 tCO2e | — | 0.0 km |
| Station Jussenhoven | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Station Dormagen | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Station Bayerwerk Dormagen | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Ammoniak-Anlage, Geb. O 07 | CO2 emitter | 377,590 tCO2e | — | 3.5 km |
| Kracker 4, Geb. T21 | CO2 emitter | 748,653 tCO2e | — | 3.5 km |
| NetCologne data center, Köln | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Digital Reality DUS2 | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| NorthC Düsseldorf 1 | Data center | — | — | 12 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
- 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoder, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.