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Power Plants in Belgium

Belgium has 50 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 58th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 32 operating and 5 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 13.4 GW across 32 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Tihange nuclear power plant (2.1 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Electrabel NV/SA (16), Luminus NV/SA (6) and ENGIE SA (5) — Electrabel NV/SA alone is named on 32% of them. Half of Belgium's power plants in service predate 2009 (median commissioning year of the 31 with a known date), 8 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Coo II hydroelectric plant, dating from 1972. 5 are in the pipeline, led by Noordhinder Zuid wind farm (1.4 GW), under construction. They account for 51% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Belgium.

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Power Plant in Belgium
#58
of 155 countries
13.4 GW
Operating capacity
5
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Belgium

Who owns Belgium's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2009 · oldest Coo II hydroelectric plant (1972) · newest Awirs power station (2025) · 31 of 50 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Belgium?
OverWatts maps 50 power plants in Belgium — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 58th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Belgium?
Tihange nuclear power plant, at 2.1 GW, operated by Engie Electrabel.
How much power-generation capacity do Belgium's power plants have?
About 13.4 GW operating across 32 plants, with a further 9.7 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Belgium?
Electrabel NV/SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 16 of 50 (32%). Next are Luminus NV/SA (6), ENGIE SA (5) and Engie Electrabel (4).
How old are Belgium's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2009, across the 31 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Coo II hydroelectric plant (1972); 8 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Belgium?
5 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Noordhinder Zuid wind farm (1.4 GW), T-power Beringen power station (900 MW) and Seraing power station (870 MW).

Other asset classes in Belgium

Interconnector 13Cement Plant 9LNG Terminal 6Pipeline 6Iron & Steel Plant 4Grid Storage 3Export Terminal 3Chemical Plant 3Refinery 1Storage / Tank Farm 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335