Power plant · Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands
Solar Espel (Westermeerweg Zon)
Solar Espel (Westermeerweg Zon) is a permitted power plant in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands, with 211 MW of capacity, operated by Westermeerweg Zon B.V.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Noordoostpolder | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (SDE subsidy granted, not yet in use) | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Westermeerweg Zon B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 211 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Ground-mounted solar | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7461, 5.6530 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · 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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Solar Espel (Westermeerweg Zon) is the largest of 11 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Flevoland and the largest of 225 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 211 MW is 6.9% of the 3,053 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the Netherlands. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flevoland | 1st of 11 | 305 MW | 69% |
| Netherlands | 1st of 225 | 3,053 MW | 6.9% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 707th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 389 permit notices, 59 substations, 33 CO2 emitters (23 operating), 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV Westermeerdijk | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Noordoostpolder (gmb-2026-65684) | Permit notice | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning decision, Noordoostpolder (gmb-2026-485841) | Permit notice | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Solar park omgevingsvergunning application, Noordoostpolder (gmb-2026-237868) | Permit notice | — | — | 6.3 km |
| 110 kV Emmeloord Zuidervaart | Substation | — | — | 10.0 km |
| Green gas Luttelgeest (Peters Biogas) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 12 km |
| Geothermal heat Luttelgeest (Hoogweg Aardwarmte) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 12 km |
| Geothermal heat Luttelgeest (Aardwarmte Combinatie Luttelgeest (ACL)) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 12 km |
| 110 kV Lemmer | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- Officiële Bekendmakingen. Officiële Bekendmakingen, CC0 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.