List of power plants in Belgium

The power plants in Belgium are shown both on a map and in tables (with key figures). The list is not complete.

Installed capacity and annual production

In 2016 was Belgium concerning. The installed capacity of 21.56  GW in place 41 and with respect. Annual production of 79.83 billion  kWh in place 37 in the world. The degree of electrification was 100% in 2016. Belgium was a net importer of electricity in 2016; it exported 8.465 billion kWh and imported 14.65 billion kWh.

The country has been importing electricity from neighboring countries for years, up to the load limit of the power lines. Belgium faced another possible blackout in the winter months of 2018/19. A direct high-voltage line using HVDC technology is to be completed between Belgium and Germany under the name ALEGrO by the end of 2020.

map

Amercoeur Awirs BASF Belwind Butgenbach CooTroisPonts Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure Doel Drug abuse Herdersbrug Knippegroen Laakdal Langerlo Marcinelle Nobelwind Norther Northwester 2 Northwind Rentel Ringvaart Robertville Rodenhuize Ruien Saint-Ghislain Seraing Thornton bench Tihange Vilvoorde

Caloric power plants

Only power plants with an installed capacity> 300 MW are listed in the table.

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	Type / fuel	status
Amercoeur	420	natural gas	in operation
Awirs	389	natural gas	in operation
BASF-Antwerp	402	GuD	in operation
Drug abuse	538	GuD	Decommissioned / in reserve
Herdersbrug	460	natural gas	in operation
Knippegroen	350	natural gas	in operation
Langerlo	556	Hard coal / biomass / natural gas	in operation
Marcinelle	410	natural gas	in operation
Ringvaart	359	natural gas	in operation
Rodenhuize	438	Hard coal / biomass	in operation (only biomass)
Ruien	889	Hard coal	Decommissioned (March 2013) and demolished
Saint-Ghislain	350	natural gas	in operation
Seraing	460	natural gas	in operation
Vilvoorde	385	natural gas	in operation

Nuclear power plants

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In 2011 nuclear energy accounted for 54 percent of total electricity generation; According to the IAEA , the proportion is currently 39% (as of December 2019).

List of nuclear power plants in Belgium (source: IAEA, as of November 2019)

Surname	block	Reactor type	model	status	Net power in MW	Gross power in MW	start of building	First network synchronization	Commercial operation (planned)	Switching off processing (planned)	Feed- in in TWh
BR-3	1	PWR	Prototype	Shut down	10	12	11/01/1957	10/10/1962	10/10/1962	06/30/1987	0.76
Doel	1	PWR	WH 2LP	In operation	433	454	07/01/1969	08/28/1974	02/15/1975	-	128.88
	2	PWR	WH 2LP	In operation	433	454	09/01/1971	08/21/1975	December 01, 1975	-	127.08
	3	PWR	WH 3LP	In operation	1006	1056	01/01/1975	06/23/1982	10/01/1982	-	241.55
	4th	PWR	WH 3LP	In operation	1038	1090	December 01, 1978	April 8, 1985	07/01/1985	-	245.97
Tihange	1	PWR	Framatome	In operation	962	1009	06/01/1970	07.03.1975	10/01/1975	-	284.63
	2	PWR	WH 3LP	In operation	1038	1055	04/01/1976	10/13/1982	06/01/1983	-	244.38
	3	PWR	WH 3LP	In operation	1038	1089	11/01/1978	06/15/1985	09/01/1985	-	258.41

1. ↑ Framatome 3 loops reactor

Hydropower plants

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	flow	status
Robertville dam (Bévercé power station)	9.2	Warche	in operation
Bütgenbach dam	1.8	Warche	in operation
Coo-Trois-Ponts	1,164	Amel	in operation
Plate waist	143	Eau d'Heure	in operation

1. ↑ ^{a b} It is a pumped storage power plant .

Wind farms

At the end of 2013, wind turbines (WKA) with an installed capacity of 1,651 MW were in operation in Belgium ; Belgium was in 15th place in Europe. According to The Wind Power , wind farms with a total output of 3,879 MW were in operation at the end of 2019, of which 1,556 MW were offshore.

Onshore

Name of the wind farm	Inst. Power (MW)	Number of wind farms	status	Installation
Laakdal	9	6th	in operation	2006

Offshore

The wind farms are initially divided into operated, under construction and planned wind farms. The wind farms are then sorted alphabetically according to their (planned) completion date and then.

Surname	Power (MW)	Wind turbine type (power, rotor diameter)	Number of WKAs	Coordinates	status	Commissioning ( year)	Sources, notes
Belwind (Bligh Bank Phase 1)	171	55 × Vestas V90-3.0 (3.0 MW, 90.0 m) 1 × Alstom Haliade 150 (6.0 MW, 150.0 m)	56	51 ° 40 ′ 12 "N, 2 ° 48 ′ 7" E	in operation	2010
Thornton bench (C-Power phases 1–3)	325.68	6 × REpower 5M (5.08 MW, 126.5 m) 48 × REpower 6.2M126 (6.15 MW, 126.5 m)	54	51 ° 32 ′ 24 "N, 2 ° 56 ′ 24" E	in operation	2013
Northwind	216	Vestas V112-3.0 (3.0 MW, 112.0 m)	72	51 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ N, 2 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E	in operation	2014
Nobelwind (Bligh Bank Phase 2)	165	Vestas V112-3.3 (3.3 MW, 112.0 m)	50	51 ° 39 ′ 36 "N, 2 ° 49 ′ 12" E	in operation	2017
Rentel	308.7	Siemens SWT-7.0-154 (7.35 MW, 154.0 m)	42	51 ° 35 ′ 28 "N, 2 ° 56 ′ 38" E	in operation	2019
Norther	370	MHI Vestas V164-8.0 MW (8.4 MW, 164.0 m)	44	51 ° 31 ′ 37 "N, 3 ° 0 ′ 50" E	in operation	2020
Northwester 2	218.5	MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW (9.5 MW, 164.0 m)	23	51 ° 41 ′ 10 "N, 2 ° 45 ′ 25" E	in operation	2020
Seamade	487.2	Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD (8.4 MW, 167.0 m)	58	51 ° 43 ′ 8 "N, 2 ° 44 ′ 20" E	under construction	(2020)	January 6, 2020: all foundations installed

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ^ The World Factbook. CIA , accessed December 11, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Belgium is threatened with an electricity blackout
3. ↑ Construction of the first direct electricity connection to Belgium on schedule. In: IWR Online. International Economic Forum for Renewable Energies, May 16, 2019, accessed on December 20, 2019 . 
4. ↑ In Belgium, energy could run out in winter
5. ↑ Amercoeur CCGT Power Plant Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Awirs 4 and 5 thermal Power Plant Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Brugge-Herdersbrug CCGT Power Plant in Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
8. ↑ Knippegroen CCGT Power Plant Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
9. ^ Marcinelle Energie (Carsid) CCGT Power Plant Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
10. ↑ Ringvaart CCGT Power Plant Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
11. ↑ Rodenhuize Thermal Power Plant in Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
12. ^ Ruien Thermal Power Plant Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
13. ^ Saint-Ghislain CCGT Power Plant Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
14. ^ Seraing CCGT Power Plant Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
15. ^ Vilvoorde (Verbrande-Brug) CCGT Power Plant Belgium. Global Energy Observatory, accessed October 6, 2015 . 
16. ↑ Nuclear Energy World Report 2011 (PDF 0.5 MB) atw - International Journal for Nuclear Power, p. 273 , accessed on December 11, 2019 . 
17. ↑ Belgium. IAEA , accessed November 27, 2019 . 
18. ↑ Wind in power 2013 European statistics. (PDF; 1.1 MB p. 4) The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), February 2014, accessed on October 6, 2015 (English). 
19. ↑ Online access> Countries> Belgium. The Wind Power, accessed May 11, 2020 . 
20. ↑ DEME wraps up Seamade foundation job . In: reNEWS.biz , January 6, 2020, accessed on January 6, 2020