Power plant · Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Schkopau
Schkopau is a power plant in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with 900 MW of capacity, operated by Saale Energie GmbH.
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 | Saxony-Anhalt | 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 | An der Bober 100, 06258 Schkopau | 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 | 1995 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Saale Energie GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Saale Energie GmbH | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 900 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 | 50Hertz Transmission GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 3,958,812 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4033, 11.9498 | 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 Schkopau; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schkopau | asset:mastr:SEE947677200282 | Marktstammdatenregister | — |
| Kraftwerk Schkopau | asset:eu-ets:de-1376 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and operator |
| Schkopau A | asset:mastr:SEE960652233358 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
How it compares
Schkopau is the largest of 294 power plants in Saxony-Anhalt and the 24th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 900 MW is 0.46% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxony-Anhalt | 1st of 294 | 9,806 MW | 9.2% |
| Germany | 24th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.46% |
| All power plants in our data | 393rd 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: 3,958,812 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 193 substations, 13 CO2 emitters (8,331,918 tCO2e), 2 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 Schkopau | CO2 emitter | 3,958,812 tCO2e | — | 0.0 km |
| Bahnstrom Schaltwerk Schkopau | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/173628966) | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/173628971) | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| GuD-Anlage Dieselstraße | CO2 emitter | 186,674 tCO2e | — | 6.7 km |
| Raffineriekraftwerk Leuna | CO2 emitter | 855,614 tCO2e | — | 9.8 km |
| Universitätsrechenzentrum | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| Neubau KI-Rechenzentrum | Data center | — | Under construction | 32 km |
| European Lithium Refining and Recycling Hub Bitterfeld: from primary raw materials via recycling to critical solid state battery components | Processing plant | — | — | 35 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Saale Energie GmbH
- Schkopau 2464 MW · planned
- Schkopau 1449 MW · planned
- Schkopau A+B Bahngenerator110 MW
Other power plants in Saxony-Anhalt
- Heizkraftwerk Dieselstraße173 MW
- WP Vier Berge151 MW
- Mercer Stendal TG140 MW
- Großkayna137 MW
- Windpark Hüselitz123 MW
- Schinne II117 MW
- Bornstedt-Rottmersleben115 MW
- Bitterfeld110 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.
- © 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.