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Solar · Germany

PAN31-GEES048 (Köln Niehl)

Operator GSRE Solarproject 1 GmbH & Co. KG

Planned3.2 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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PAN31-GEES048 (Köln Niehl) is a 3.2 MW solar farm 3.6 km south-west of Leverkusen, Köln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It first operated in 2027. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 13 other energy sites within 10 km, 10 of them solar farms. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 6 incidents at solar farms in Germany, and 456 worldwide.

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The pack for this site lists 6 comparable solar incidents in Germany, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-2629, Fire breaks out in technical room of Hesse solar park, 190 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-26292024Fire breaks out in technical room of Hesse solar park190 kmSignificant
EIR-13282026Battery storage fire at solar installation in Reichenbachnot mappedSignificant
EIR-28392026Battery storage at solar park near Schnaittenbach, Germany, burns outnot mappedSignificant
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Summary for this site

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Technology
Solar
Capacity
3.2 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
GSRE Solarproject 1 GmbH & Co. KG
Location
Köln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 50735, Germany
First operating
2027

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

None found. The register holds no published incident that names PAN31-GEES048 (Köln Niehl). If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has PAN31-GEES048 (Köln Niehl) had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names PAN31-GEES048 (Köln Niehl); it holds 6 incidents at solar farms in Germany.
What is the status of PAN31-GEES048 (Köln Niehl)?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is PAN31-GEES048 (Köln Niehl)?
3.6 km south-west of Leverkusen, Köln, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (postcode 50735).

Source: Marktstammdatenregister, Bundesnetzagentur, Datenlizenz Deutschland, Namensnennung, Version 2.0 (www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).