Power plant · Hauts-de-France, France
DK6 Power Plant
DK6 Power Plant is a gas power plant in Hauts-de-France, France, with 796 MW of capacity, operated by Engie.
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 | Hauts-de-France | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2005 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Engie | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 796 MW (sum of operating units, DK6-TG1 167 MW; DK6-TG2 167 MW; DK6-TV1 231 MW; DK6-TV2 231 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 790 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0350I | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.0300, 2.3600 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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 sources record DK6; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DK6 | asset:eic:17W100P100P0350I | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| DK6 | asset:wikidata:Q3011361 | Wikidata | Same site code, coordinates and capacity |
| DK6 | asset:opsd:17W100P100P0350I | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
DK6 is the 2nd-largest of 4 power plants in Hauts-de-France and the 29th-largest of 222 in France by capacity; its 796 MW is 0.74% of the 107,469 MW we hold for France. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hauts-de-France | 2nd of 4 | 7,253 MW | 11% |
| France | 29th of 222 | 107,469 MW | 0.74% |
| All power plants in our data | 706th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 processing plants and 1 CO2 emitter (419,243 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neomat-PCAM | Processing plant | — | — | 14 km |
| Hydrometallurgy | Processing plant | — | — | 18 km |
| EQIOM Usine de Lumbres | CO2 emitter | 419,243 tCO2e | — | 41 km |
Operator and place
More from Engie
- Eemscentrale1,929 MW
- Engie Energía Cartagena1,199 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Maximacentrale872 MW
- Deeside498 MW
- CyCoFos490 MW
- SPEM480 MW
- Rugeley448 MW
Other power plants in Hauts-de-France
- Gravelines5,460 MW
- Bouchain585 MW
- Pont-sur-Sambre412 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.