Wilhelmshaven Engie power station
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Wilhelmshaven Engie power station is an operating power station of at least 830-megawatts (MW) in Wilhelmshaven, Niedersachsen, Germany. It is also known as Wilhelmshaven Riverstone Holdings.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmshaven Engie power station | Wilhelmshaven, Niedersachsen, Germany | 53.5748, 8.137 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- ': 53.5748, 8.137
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | coal: bituminous[1] | 830 | ultra-supercritical | 2015 | False |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Owner | Parent |
|---|---|
| Onyx Germany GmbH [100%] | Riverstone Energy Ltd [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
Ownership Tree
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Background
The Wilhelmshaven Engie power plant, originally sponsored by GDF Suez (now renamed Engie SA), began construction in September 2008. The power plant was originally scheduled to go online in mid-2012; however, the commissioning date was postponed to late 2013 due to problems with leaks in the power plant structure. The plant began its trial operations in December 2012, which ended in late October ,2015. During that period, the power plant had already been supplying energy to the public grid for some time. When raising the initial investment to fund the construction for the power plant, Engie SA brought in several sponsors, including Berlin BKW Energie Wilhelmshaven Beteiligungs-GmbH (52%), Berlin (33%), and WSW Energie & Wasser AG, Wuppertal (15%).[2] The power station is separate from the Wilhelmshaven E.ON power station.
In April 2019, Engie SA sold the Wilhelmshaven power plant, along with three others, to Onyx Power (a subsidiary of U.S. private equity firm Riverstone Holdings), in an attempt to exit from the coal industry in Europe.[3] According to IEEFA, an energy financing non-profit, the Wilhelmshaven power plant will have a negative discounted cash flow for some time. Instead of selling the power plant, a responsible closure on Engie's part would have meant closing the plant down instead, ideally by 2030.[4]
In 2025, ResInvest Group acquired Onyx Power and its power plants in Germany and the Netherlands.[5]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Kraftwerk Wilhelmshaven (2015) – Wikipedia". de.wikipedia.org (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ↑ Rack, Yannic (April 24, 2019). "Engie sells its last European coal plants to US investment firm". SP Global. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Wynn, Gerard; Coghe, Paolo (September 2018). "Why Engie Should Close, Not Sell, Its Coal-Fired Power Plants in Germany" (PDF). IEEFA. IEEFA. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Further acquisition of ResInvest Group | EP Resources". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
Additional data
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