Power plant · Geertruidenberg, North Brabant, Netherlands
Amercentrale
Amercentrale is a biomass power plant in Geertruidenberg, North Brabant, Netherlands, with 631 MW of capacity, owned by RWE Aktiengesellschaft.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Brabant | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Geertruidenberg (point in boundary) | PDOK Bestuurlijke Gebieden (Kadaster) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Geertruidenberg | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid area | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Netherlands | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Amerweg 1, 4931 NC Geertruidenberg | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages · record · Facts only, each linked to its page · checked 24 Oct 2026 RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1980 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2018 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | RWE Aktiengesellschaft (group) | Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages · record · Facts only, each linked to its page · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE Generation NL B.V. | Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages · record · Facts only, each linked to its page · checked 24 Oct 2026 RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 631 MW (capacity stated by the owner) | Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages · record · Facts only, each linked to its page · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 676 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass | Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages · record · Facts only, each linked to its page · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass co-firing | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Activity | Combustion of fuels | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 175,529 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7080, 4.8440 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Also recorded as
3 sources record Amercentrale; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amercentrale | asset:eic:49W000000000070Z | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Biomass co-firing Geertruidenberg (RWE Generation NL) | asset:rvo-sde:SDE1640163 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer | Same postcode and name |
| RWE Amercentrale | asset:eu-ets:nl-172 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name, coordinates and operator |
How it compares
Amercentrale is the largest of 431 power plants in North Brabant and the 13th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 631 MW is 1.7% of the 37,513 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Brabant | 1st of 431 | 3,564 MW | 18% |
| Netherlands | 13th of 2,153 | 37,513 MW | 1.7% |
| All power plants in our data | 955th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Started operating
- Verified emissions: 175,529 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 503 permit notices, 117 substations, 86 CO2 emitters (51 operating), 14 data centers and 3 processing plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWE Amercentrale | CO2 emitter | 175,529 tCO2e | — | 0.2 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning draft decision, Geertruidenberg (prb-2026-9243) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.2 km |
| 150 kV substation (OSM way/1196791218) | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| 150 kV substation (OSM way/220122567) | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| 150 kV substation (OSM way/220122566) | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Geertruidenberg (gmb-2024-537165) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning decision, Geertruidenberg (gmb-2025-54313) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Biomass heat Waspik (Facilitair) | CO2 emitter | — | Permitted | 6.9 km |
| Heat pump Waspik (Facilitair) | CO2 emitter | — | Cancelled | 6.9 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- 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.
- Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart. Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart, Restricted.
- 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.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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