Charlottenburg power station

Part of the Global Gas Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor and Center for Media and Democracy project.

Charlottenburg power station is a 144-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in the state of Berlin, Germany.

Location

The map below shows the location of the power station in Berlin, the state of Berlin, Germany.

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Background

As of November 2021, the plant does not appear to be on Vattenfall's power plant listing. "GT 6" is listed on as finally shut down on the June 2021 "Power plant shutdown list". In its 2020 Investment Plan, Vattenfall mentions "new gas turbines with heat recovery boilers in Berlin Charlottenburg (160 MW heat)."

Project Details

• Sponsor: Vattenfall Europe Wärme AG
• Parent company: Vattenfall AB
• Location: Berlin, the state of Berlin, Germany
• Coordinates: 52.5219, 13.3111 (exact)
• Gross generating capacity (operating): 144 MW
  • Unit 1: Gas-fired open-cycle gas turbine with CHP, 72 MW (start-up in 1975)
  • Unit 2: Gas-fired open-cycle gas turbine with CHP, 72 MW (start-up in 1975)
• Gross generating capacity (retired): 67 MW
  • GT 6: unknown fuel with an unknown combustion technology, 67 MW (operated from 1975-2021)