Power plant · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Eschweiler Fronhoven
Eschweiler Fronhoven is a power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 453 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Power AG, MVA Weisweiler GmbH & Co. KG and RWE indeland Windpark Eschweiler 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 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 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 | 1996 | 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 | RWE Power AG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | MVA Weisweiler GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE indeland Windpark Eschweiler GmbH & Co KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 453 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 11 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 |
| Technology | Wind | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Non-biogenic waste | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Westnetz GmbH | 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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2 records describe Eschweiler Fronhoven; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eschweiler Fronhoven | asset:mastr:SEE909886576275 | Marktstammdatenregister | — |
| Weisweiler H VGT | asset:mastr:SEE999117793854 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
How it compares
Eschweiler Fronhoven is the 22nd-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 68th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 453 MW is 0.23% 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 | 22nd of 490 | 38,595 MW | 1.2% |
| Germany | 68th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.23% |
| All power plants in our data | 900th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Operators, grid operator and place
More from RWE Power AG
- Fab Berrenrath98 MW
- GoWerk F81.3 MW
- Fab Frechen56 MW
- Fab Fortuna15 MW
- Kraftwerk Neurath12,073,464 tCO2e
- Kraftwerk Niederaußem11,356,228 tCO2e
- Kraftwerk Weisweiler8,311,754 tCO2e
- Kraftwerk Knapsacker Hügel (Betriebsteil Goldenberg und Berrenrath)886,155 tCO2e
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.
- 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.