On the banks of the Danube River, 6 kilometers downstream from Ingolstadt, E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH’s only power plant fired purely by oil, is situated in the Großmehring region and city of Ingolstadt area. The early days of power generation in Großmehring date back to 1965 when the plant with two 150 megawatt blocks was built; these were shut down in 1994. These days, the 420 megawatt blocks 3 and 4 built in 1973/74 still generate power for the region. The Ingolstadt power plant mainly uses heavy fuel oil as fuel provided by the near-by refineries in Ingolstadt and Vohburg. This fuel has particularly good heating properties and generates relatively low quantities of carbon dioxide. The crucial factors for this choice of location in the 1960ies were the proximity to the refinery center in Ingolstadt and the connection to the oil pipeline from Trieste as well as the location on the Danube River.

1965
Commissioning of block 1
Commissioning of block 2

 

1973
Commissioning of block 3

 

1974
Commissioning of block 4

 

1990
As early as 1990, the flue gas purification plant in Block 4 was installed. The plant consists of three elements: the DeNox catalyst, the electric filter and the REA DESOX plant.

 

1993
The railway station is one the most modern oil railway stations in Europe. Two oil trains with a 1,200 ton capacity each can be simultaneously unloaded here.

 

1994
Commissioning of the flue gas purification plant in Block 3
Shutdown of Blocks 1 and 2

 

2000
E.ON Power Plant Group Ingolstadt/Irsching