Power plant · Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
Zonnepark Bellingwolde
Zonnepark Bellingwolde is a permitted power plant in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands, with 86 MW of capacity, operated by Zonnepark Bellingwolde B.V.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Westerwolde | 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 | Zonnepark Bellingwolde B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 86 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 | 53.1549, 7.1892 | 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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Zonnepark Bellingwolde is the 2nd-largest of 11 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Groningen and the 4th-largest of 225 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 86 MW is 2.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groningen | 2nd of 11 | 348 MW | 25% |
| Netherlands | 4th of 225 | 3,053 MW | 2.8% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,497th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 172 permit notices, 144 substations, 20 CO2 emitters (10 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 park omgevingsvergunning application, Westerwolde (gmb-2026-288082) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Oldambt (prb-2026-17995) | Permit notice | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Westerwolde (gmb-2025-497999) | Permit notice | — | — | 5.8 km |
| HGÜ BorWin2 Umspannwerk Diele | Substation | — | — | 8.6 km |
| HGÜ BorWin1 Umspannwerk Diele | Substation | — | — | 8.7 km |
| Diele | Substation | — | — | 8.8 km |
| Green gas Nieuwolda (BIO Deeterink) | CO2 emitter | — | Permitted | 13 km |
| Biomass heat Veendam (Kanadevia Inova Biogas Veendam) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 20 km |
| Datacenter Groningen | Data center | — | — | 22 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- 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.