Power plant · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Weisweiler
Weisweiler is a power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 1,319 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Power AG.
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 | Am Kraftwerk 17, 52249 Eschweiler | 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 | 1974 | 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 | RWE Power AG | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,319 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Lignite | 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 | Amprion GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 8,311,754 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8345, 6.3113 | 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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3 records in 2 sources describe Weisweiler; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weisweiler | asset:mastr:SEE987007884447 | Marktstammdatenregister | — |
| Kraftwerk Weisweiler | asset:eu-ets:de-1607 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and operator |
| Weisweiler H | asset:mastr:SEE955314088254 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
How it compares
Weisweiler is the 3rd-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 12th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 1,319 MW is 0.68% 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 | 3rd of 490 | 38,595 MW | 3.4% |
| Germany | 12th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.68% |
| All power plants in our data | 194th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | 0.11% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Verified emissions: 8,311,754 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 185 substations, 177 permit notices, 23 CO2 emitters (3 operating), 10 data centers and 1 processing plant, 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 Weisweiler | CO2 emitter | 8,311,754 tCO2e | — | 0.0 km |
| Umspannanlage Zukunft | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/39896654) | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/36139023) | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Data center, Jülich (OSM way 194023609) | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| hex/AC | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| EU BEST STRAT: Battery Economical Sustainable (Recycling-) Technology | Processing plant | — | — | 14 km |
| EURaix | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Heerlen (gmb-2026-376025) | Permit notice | — | — | 20 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from RWE Power AG
- Eschweiler Fronhoven453 MW
- Fab Berrenrath98 MW
- GoWerk F81.3 MW
- Fab Frechen56 MW
- Fab Fortuna15 MW
- Kraftwerk Neurath12,073,464 tCO2e
- Kraftwerk Niederaußem11,356,228 tCO2e
- Kraftwerk Knapsacker Hügel (Betriebsteil Goldenberg und Berrenrath)886,155 tCO2e
Other power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Niederaußem2,220 MW
- Neurath2,120 MW
- Gersteinwerk1,065 MW
- Datteln 41,052 MW
- Trianel Gaskraftwerk Hamm890 MW
- Knapsack I880 MW
- Heyden 4875 MW
- SWD KWL826 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 Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- 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 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.