Power plant · Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands
Solar Simpelveld (Solar Bocholtz)
Solar Simpelveld (Solar Bocholtz) is a power plant in Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands, with 1.65 MW of capacity, operated by Solar Bocholtz 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 | Simpelveld | 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 | 2020 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Solar Bocholtz B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.65 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 | 50.8588, 5.9708 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
Solar Simpelveld (Solar Bocholtz) is the 150th-largest of 195 power plants in Limburg and the 1,624th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 1.65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limburg | 150th of 195 | 2,700 MW | <0.1% |
| Netherlands | 1,624th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,938th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 292 permit notices, 116 substations, 10 data centers, 10 CO2 emitters (6 operating) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grid connection omgevingsvergunning application, Heerlen (gmb-2026-475975) | Permit notice | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning decision, Heerlen (prb-2025-6635) | Permit notice | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Heerlen (prb-2025-10614) | Permit notice | — | — | 2.6 km |
| 150 kV Terwinselen | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Smartdc Heerlen | Data center | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Biomass heat Heerlen (Carbon6) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 3.9 km |
| 150 kV Huskensweg | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| 150 kV Beersdal | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Euregiocenter | Data center | — | — | 9.7 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Limburg
- Clauscentrale1,304 MW
- Swentiboldcentrale230 MW
- Solar Bergen L (Energielandgoed Wells Meer Zon)64.5 MW
- Windpark Greenport Venlo34.8 MW
- Solar Velden (XAAM Verduurzamen II)30.2 MW
- Zonnepark Bergweg Mariahoop29.1 MW
- Wind Bergen L (Energielandgoed Wells Meer Wind)26.4 MW
- Solar Grubbenvorst (Karakter Two Energie)24.9 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.