Solar · Germany
Varlheide
Operator Kreis Minden-Lübbecke Solarparks BgA
Operational1.3 MWData checked 10 November 2026
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Varlheide is a 1.3 MW solar farm 4.3 km north-west of Espelkamp, Rahden, Minden-Lübbecke, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It first operated in 2012. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is operational. There are 17 other energy sites within 10 km, 7 of them solar farms. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 6 incidents at solar farms in Germany, and 458 worldwide.
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The site
- Technology
- Solar
- Capacity
- 1.3 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
- Status
- Operational (In operation)
- Operator
- Kreis Minden-Lübbecke Solarparks BgA
- Location
- Rahden, Minden-Lübbecke, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 32369, Germany
- First operating
- 2012
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Timeline
- 21 September 2012 Operational
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Varlheide. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
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Questions
- Has Varlheide had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Varlheide; it holds 6 incidents at solar farms in Germany.
- What is the status of Varlheide?
- Operational, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
- Where is Varlheide?
- 4.3 km north-west of Espelkamp, Rahden, Minden-Lübbecke, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (postcode 32369).
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).