Nijmegen power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Nijmegen power station is a power station in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands with multiple units of varying statuses, none of which are currently operating. It is also known as Industriepark Waal Energie, Gelderlandpower station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nijmegen power station Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands 51.855951, 5.828796 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GT1, Unit 13: 51.855951, 5.828796

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year Equipment Emergency/Backup
GT1, timepoint 1 Pre-construction[2][3][4][5][6] fossil gas: natural gas[7][6] 500[8][9][10] unknown – 2045 (planned)[11] not found no
Unit 13 Retired coal: bituminous 632 subcritical 1982 2015 – no

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
GT1, timepoint 1 ENGIE SA [100%][12] ENGIE SA [100.0%]
Unit 13 ENGIE SA [100%][12] ENGIE SA [100.0%]

Ownership Tree

This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.

Background

Gelderland power station was a one-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 632 MW. The plant was completed in 1982, and is owned by Engie. The plant was closed in December 2015.[13]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ "Terrein Centrale Gelderland". ENGIE. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250307031717/https://nijmegen.groenlinks.nl/nieuws/waalenergie. Archived from the original on 2025-03-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "SOPA Images - Gallery - Extinction disruptive action against a new gas power plant in Nijmegen". www.sopaimages.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  4. ↑ https://waalenergie.nl/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Province of Gelderland (2026-09-26). "Gelderland Provincial Gazette" (PDF). officielebekendmakingen.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.nu.nl/klimaat/6297486/nijmegen-overweegt-nieuwe-gascentrale-ook-al-moeten-we-van-het-gas-af.html?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Nijmeegse elektriciteitscentrale eerst nog op aardgas". www.gld.nl. 2023-11-21. Archived from the original on 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  8. ↑ "Beyond Fossil Fuels stands with local people opposing ENGIE's fossil gas plant project in Nijmegen". 2024-05-30. Archived from the original on 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  9. ↑ https://www.engie.nl/nl/over-ons/projecten/waalenergie. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2024/12/19/gas-plant-profile-nijmegen-the-netherlands/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "Engie prioritizes shareholders over fossil gas phase-out". 2024-02-23. Archived from the original on 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "ENGIE's AGM: Shareholders must vote against gas expansion". 2024-04-15. Archived from the original on 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  13. ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in the Netherlands," Industcards, accessed April 2016

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.