Power plant · Boxberg/O.L., Saxony, Germany
GigaBattery Boxberg 1000
GigaBattery Boxberg 1000 is a planned power plant in Boxberg/O.L., Saxony, Germany, with 1,000 MW of capacity, operated by LEAG Clean Power 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 | Boxberg/O.L. | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Am Kraftwerk 1, 02943 Boxberg | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | LEAG Clean Power GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,000 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 4,000 MWh | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | 50Hertz Transmission GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4188, 14.5612 | 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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GigaBattery Boxberg 1000 is the largest of 62 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Saxony and the largest of 2,173 in Germany by capacity; its 1,000 MW is 1.3% of the 78,152 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for Germany. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxony | 1st of 62 | 6,101 MW | 16% |
| Germany | 1st of 2,173 | 78,152 MW | 1.3% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 76th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | 0.15% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/177936388) | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Schaltwerk Bärwalde | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Umspannwerk Reichwalde | Substation | — | — | 5.9 km |
| NTT Data Business Solutions Global Managed Services | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from LEAG Clean Power GmbH
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- GigaBattery Jänschwalde 10001,000 MW · planned
- GigaBattery Boxberg 400400 MW · planned
- Big Battery Oberlausitz100 MW · planned
- GridBattery Heinersbrück 100100 MW · planned
Other power plants in Saxony
- Boxberg2,470 MW
- Kraftwerk Lippendorf1,782 MW
- PSW Markersbach PSS1,045 MW
- SILUX Solarpark 1 GmbH & Co. KG447 MW
- DT (Dresden)260 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Leipzig Nord GT82181 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Leipzig Süd136 MW
- Elsterheide107 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.
- 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.
- 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.