Jänschwalde Power Station

Jänschwalde Power Station is located near the village of Jänschwalde in Brandenburg on the German-Polish border. The lignite-fired power station has an installed capacity of 3,000 megawatts and consists of six 500 MW units. It is the third-largest brown coal power plant in operation in Germany and is currently owned by EPH, who took over its ownership from Vattenfall in 2016.

Jänschwalde Power Station
Power Station Jänschwalde in 2010
CountryGermany
LocationJänschwalde
Coordinates51°50′05″N 14°27′37″E
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • 1976
Commission date
  • 1981
Owner(s)EPH
Thermal power station
Primary fuelLignite
Power generation
Units operational6
Nameplate capacity3,000 MW
External links
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