Site with tradition

The history of the Staudinger power plant began in 1963 with the laying of the foundation stone for the first two blocks. They each had a capacity of 249 Megawatt and went on line in 1965. With the growing demand for power, the power plant was expanded step by step in the following years: block 3 was completed in 1970. Block 4, the only gas-fired block on the site, followed in 1977. The most recent block to be completed (block 5) went on line in the fall of 1992.

A power plant has a limited service life. Blocks 1 to 3 will have reached the end of their technical and economical lives in 2012 and will then be switched off. But there is still to be a future for the Staudinger site. The old plants are planned to be superseded by a new, modern power plant: block 6.