Power plant · Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
Solar Almelo (Van Merksteijn International)
Solar Almelo (Van Merksteijn International) is a cancelled power plant in Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands, with 4 MW of capacity, operated by Van Merksteijn International B.V.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Almelo | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (withdrawn from the list of projects in management before it was realised) | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Van Merksteijn International B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.3675, 6.6192 | 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 Almelo (Van Merksteijn International) is the 74th-largest of 145 power plants in Overijssel and the 954th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overijssel | 74th of 145 | 1,078 MW | 0.37% |
| Netherlands | 954th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,276th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 618 permit notices, 114 substations, 27 CO2 emitters (21 operating) and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV Almelo Mosterdpot | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Almelo (gmb-2024-548547) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning decision, Almelo (gmb-2025-235092) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Substation omgevingsplan draft decision, Almelo (gmb-2025-535508) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.5 km |
| 110 kV Urenco | Substation | — | — | 6.1 km |
| 110 kV Drienemansweg | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| Biomass heat Zenderen (Twence) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 7.3 km |
| Green gas Zenderen (Twence) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 7.3 km |
| Heat pump Rijssen (Ter Steege Industrie) | CO2 emitter | — | Cancelled | 8.7 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Overijssel
- Biomass Hengelo Ov (Twence)102 MW
- Solar Almelo (Solar-EP III)55.4 MW
- Zonnepark Steenwijkerland39.6 MW
- Zonnepark Ronde Blesse33.6 MW
- Waste incineration Hengelo Ov (Twence)32.5 MW
- Zonnepark PV326 MW
- Solar Losser (KS NL7)22.4 MW
- Solar IJsselmuiden (BEE IJsselmuiden)19.4 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 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.