Power plant · Wachtendonk, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
WP Niederrhein
WP Niederrhein is a power plant in Wachtendonk, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 12 MW of capacity, operated by MOKAR Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & 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 | Wachtendonk | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 47669 Wachtendonk | 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 | 2005 | 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 | MOKAR Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 8 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 | NGN Netzgesellschaft Niederrhein mbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.3917, 6.3674 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
WP Niederrhein is the 399th-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 3,300th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 399th of 490 | 38,595 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 3,300th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,178th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 578 permit notices, 264 substations, 44 CO2 emitters (13 operating), 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Kempen | Substation | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Station Aldekerk | Substation | — | — | 5.9 km |
| Station Schaphausen | Substation | — | — | 7.1 km |
| Biomass heat Lomm (Aviko B.V. (Locatie Lomm)) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 14 km |
| Systemec Venlo DC25 | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Systemec Venlo DC19 | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Venlo (prb-2025-3074) | Permit notice | — | — | 15 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Venlo (prb-2024-17368) | Permit notice | — | — | 15 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Venlo (prb-2025-17579) | Permit notice | — | — | 16 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
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.
- 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.
- 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.