EnBW Weighs 861 MW Gas-Fired Power Plant in Karlsruhe

By Public Technologies
  • EnBW presented plans for the roughly 861-megawatt RDK 9 combined-cycle gas power plant in Karlsruhe at a public information event.
  • A final investment decision remains pending; construction must begin soon to meet a legally mandated 2031 operating target.
  • The plant would initially burn natural gas, with provisions for a future hydrogen conversion subject to infrastructure, supply and economic conditions.
  • Potential future district heating output would reach up to 220 megawatts thermal, using the existing industrial site.
  • The project offers a potential replacement for coal generation; the company aims to withdraw its last coal unit by 2028, conditions permitting.


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