Power plant · Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Solar Groningen (Zon Direct Groningen)
Solar Groningen (Zon Direct Groningen) is a power plant in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, with 11.9 MW of capacity, operated by Zon Direct Groningen B.V.
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 | Groningen | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2023 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Zon Direct Groningen B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 11.9 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 | 53.2236, 6.5698 | 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 Groningen (Zon Direct Groningen) is the 46th-largest of 128 power plants in Groningen and the 450th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 11.9 MW is <0.1% of the 37,557 MW we hold for the Netherlands. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groningen | 46th of 128 | 7,279 MW | 0.16% |
| Netherlands | 450th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,435th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 327 permit notices, 95 substations, 26 CO2 emitters (15 operating) and 8 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar thermal Groningen (Zonthermiepark Dorkwerd) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 0.0 km |
| 110 kV Groningen Bloemsingel | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Groningen (gmb-2026-25537) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Grid connection omgevingsvergunning application, Groningen (gmb-2025-530978) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Grid connection omgevingsvergunning decision, Groningen (gmb-2026-33707) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.9 km |
| 110 kV Groningen Heemskerkstraat | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| 110 kV Groningen Bornholmstraat | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Plus Ultra Groningen | Data center | — | — | 3.6 km |
| Residual heat Groningen (Warmtenet Noordwest) | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 3.6 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Groningen
- Eemscentrale1,929 MW
- Eemshavencentrale1,560 MW
- Magnum centrale1,410 MW
- Buitengaats300 MW
- Biomass co-firing Eemshaven (RWE Eemshaven Holding II)256 MW
- Zonnepark Vlagtwedde110 MW
- CEE Zonnepark Fledderbosch104 MW
- Solar Sappemeer (Bee SP Midden Groningen)103 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.
- 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.
- Officiële Bekendmakingen. Officiële Bekendmakingen, CC0 1.0.
- © 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.