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Power Plants in Netherlands

The Netherlands has 88 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 42nd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 62 operating and 18 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 28.0 GW across 62 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Doordewind offshore wind farm (4.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Vattenfall AB (10), Eneco (8) and RWE Generation NL BV (5) — Vattenfall AB alone is named on 11% of them. Half of Netherlands's power plants in service predate 2013 (median commissioning year of the 60 with a known date), 24 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Borssele nuclear power plant, dating from 1973. 18 are in the pipeline, led by Doordewind offshore wind farm (4.0 GW), under construction. They account for 27% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Netherlands.

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88
Power Plant in Netherlands
#42
of 155 countries
28.0 GW
Operating capacity
18
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Netherlands

Who owns Netherlands'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 2013 · oldest Borssele nuclear power plant (1973) · newest Fledderbosch solar farm (2024) · 60 of 88 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Netherlands?
OverWatts maps 88 power plants in Netherlands — 0.3% of the world's mapped total, the 42nd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Netherlands?
Doordewind offshore wind farm, at 4.0 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Netherlands's power plants have?
About 28.0 GW operating across 62 plants, with a further 28.9 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 Netherlands?
Vattenfall AB is named as owner or operator on the most — 10 of 88 (11%). Next are Eneco (8), RWE Generation NL BV (5) and EP Netherlands BV (4).
How old are Netherlands's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2013, across the 60 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Borssele nuclear power plant (1973); 24 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Netherlands?
18 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Doordewind offshore wind farm (4.0 GW), Borssele nuclear power plant (3.3 GW) and IJmuiden Ver Alpha Offshore wind farm (2.0 GW).

Other asset classes in Netherlands

Oil & Gas Field 166Pipeline 29Export Terminal 10LNG Terminal 8Oil / Commodity Contract 7Cement Plant 4Chemical Plant 4Refinery 2Storage / Tank Farm 2Iron & Steel Plant 2Interconnector 1Data Centre 1

Power Plants in other countries

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