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Power Plants in Germany

Germany has 335 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 12th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 191 operating and 50 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 78.9 GW across 191 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Gundremmingen nuclear power plant (2.9 GW).

The largest owner-operators are EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (20), RWE Power AG (19) and STEAG GmbH (15) — EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG alone is named on 6% of them. Half of Germany's power plants in service predate 2003 (median commissioning year of the 189 with a known date), 45 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Laufenburg hydroelectric plant, dating from 1914. 50 are in the pipeline, led by Nordlicht wind farm (1.6 GW), under construction. They account for 51% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Germany.

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335
Power Plant in Germany
#12
of 155 countries
78.9 GW
Operating capacity
50
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Germany

Who owns Germany'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 2003 · oldest Laufenburg hydroelectric plant (1914) · newest PVA Klüden solar farm (2025) · 189 of 335 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Germany?
OverWatts maps 335 power plants in Germany — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 12th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Germany?
Gundremmingen nuclear power plant, at 2.9 GW, operated by Kernkraftwerk Gundremmingen.
How much power-generation capacity do Germany's power plants have?
About 78.9 GW operating across 191 plants, with a further 91.5 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 Germany?
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG is named as owner or operator on the most — 20 of 335 (6%). Next are RWE Power AG (19), STEAG GmbH (15) and RWE AG (14).
How old are Germany's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2003, across the 189 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Laufenburg hydroelectric plant (1914); 45 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Germany?
50 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Nordlicht wind farm (1.6 GW), Mehrum power station (1.2 GW) and LEAG solar farm (1.0 GW).

Other asset classes in Germany

Pipeline 87Cement Plant 51Oil & Gas Field 47Grid Storage 25LNG Terminal 22Interconnector 20Iron & Steel Plant 19Chemical Plant 18Export Terminal 14Coal / Uranium Mine 9Refinery 6Data Centre 2

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Mexico 311