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Germany — Energy Infrastructure

OverWatts maps 655 energy assets in Germany across 13 layers — the 13th-largest mapped base of 157 countries. They include 335 power plants, 87 pipelines and 51 cement plants. Operating generation capacity is 78.9 GW, led by gas at 37%. Refining capacity is about 1,151 kb/d.

The companies named on the most assets are ExxonMobil Production Deutschland (28), RWE Power AG (27) and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (21), counting both ownership and operatorship. Half of Germany's mapped assets in service predate 1987 (median commissioning year of the 355 with a known date), 65 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Mergelstetten Cement Plant, dating from 1901. 40+ projects are under construction or proposed, led by Germany – Poland interconnection (planned) (2.0 GW).

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655
Total assets
#13
of 157 countries
78.9 GW
operating · 335 power plants
1,151
Refining kb/d
100
LNG Mtpa
40
In construction / proposed

Operating generation capacity by fuel

Utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above. Distributed generation — rooftop solar especially — is outside the tracker, so this runs below national installed capacity.

Electricity generated by fuel · 2025

What the fleet actually produced — distinct from the installed capacity above.

Total 501 TWhDemand 520 TWhClean 59%Intensity 330 gCO₂/kWhNet importer 19.5 TWh

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Power grid 17,000 kmPower Plants 335Pipelines 87Cement Plants 51Oil & Gas Fields 47Grid Storage 25LNG Terminals 22Interconnectors 20Iron & Steel Plants 19Chemical Plants 18Export Terminals 14Coal & Uranium Mines 9Refineries 6Data Centres 2

Under construction & proposed

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Biggest owners & operators

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

Frequently asked

How many energy assets does Germany have?
OverWatts maps 655 in Germany across 13 asset classes — the 13th-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.
How much electricity generation capacity does Germany have?
About 78.9 GW operating across 191 plants, mostly gas 37%, coal 36% and wind 14%.
Who owns Germany's energy infrastructure?
ExxonMobil Production Deutschland is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (28), followed by RWE Power AG (27), EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (21) and RWE AG (20).
What energy projects are under construction in Germany?
The largest under way or proposed are Germany – Poland interconnection (planned) (2.0 GW), Nordlicht wind farm (1.6 GW) and Germany – France interconnection (planned) (1.5 GW).

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