Power plant · Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Biomass Botlek Rotterdam (AVR-Afvalverwerking)
Biomass Botlek Rotterdam (AVR-Afvalverwerking) is a power plant in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, with 83.8 MW of capacity, operated by AVR-Afvalverwerking B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Grid area | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Rotterdam | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Professor Gerbrandyweg 10, 3197 KK Botlek Rotterdam | 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 | 2018 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | AVR-Afvalverwerking B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 83.8 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8965, 4.2884 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Biomass Botlek Rotterdam (AVR-Afvalverwerking) is the 3rd-largest of 252 power plants in South Holland and the 28th-largest of 2,129 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 83.8 MW is 0.41% of the 20,392 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland | 3rd of 252 | 2,149 MW | 3.9% |
| Netherlands | 28th of 2,129 | 20,392 MW | 0.41% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,334th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 134 substations, 60 CO2 emitters (40 operating), 11 data centers and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 kV Professor Gerbrandyweg | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| 150 kV AkzoNobel Botlek | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| 150 kV Merseyweg | Substation | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Electric boiler Vlaardingen (Vopak Terminal Vlaardingen) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 4.9 km |
| Geothermal heat Maasland (Geopower Exploitatie) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 6.3 km |
| Geothermal heat Vierpolders (Geomec-4P Realisatie & Exploitatie) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 9.3 km |
| databyte | Data center | — | — | 9.4 km |
| Urban Mining Factory - Printed Circuit Boards | Processing plant | — | — | 9.7 km |
| Smart DC | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
Operator and place
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Other power plants in South Holland
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- Waste incineration Botlek Rotterdam (AVR-Afvalverwerking)271 MW
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- Biomass co-firing Maasvlakte Rotterdam (Power Plant Rotterdam)79.7 MW
- Solar Middelharnis (Vattenfall Haringvliet)37.8 MW
- Solar Ooltgensplaat (Enerstroom 2)37.6 MW
- Wind Rozenburg Zh (Eneco Verda)34.2 MW
- Windpark Oostflakkee32 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- © European Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart. Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart, Restricted.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.