Power plant · Enkirch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Enkirch
Enkirch is a power plant in Enkirch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, with 18.4 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 | Enkirch | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | An der B 53 1, 56850 Enkirch | 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 | 1966 | 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 | 18.4 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | hydro | 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 |
| Coordinates | 49.9782, 7.1274 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Enkirch is the 93rd-largest of 228 power plants in Rhineland-Palatinate and the 1,996th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 18.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 93rd of 228 | 6,844 MW | 0.27% |
| Germany | 1,996th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,252nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 76 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Pünderich | Substation | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Station Bernkastel | Substation | — | — | 7.4 km |
| Sohren | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
| Data center, Rhineland-Palatinate (OSM node 9776934144) | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from RWE Generation SE
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- 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 Rhineland-Palatinate
- GuD Mitte GT121,034 MW
- KW3 GT31 (Mainz)893 MW
- HKW Wörth90.8 MW
- Solarkraftwerk Rodershausen I84.6 MW
- Windpark Ellern77.6 MW
- Neef 168.8 MW
- NxW Mastershausen I GmbH & Co. KG65.9 MW
- Pionext Solarpark Lonsheim65.4 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.