Since 1970 VGB has collected data based on standardized definitions, calculation methods, and recording procedures. With the liberalization of the energy markets the technical and economic assessment of power plants has gained more and more in importance. Intensifying the co-operation between Eurelectric and VGB it was decided to merge both associations’ data collection for the availability and unavailability of power plants. Since 2008 the data of Eurelectric´s TherPerf-Report and VGB´s KISSY-Report has been presented in one common report.

The vgbe Power Plant Statistics Performance Indicators (KISSY) is the tool to deal efficiently with these questions.

This report provides information about the availability and utilization - the report is published annually. It analyses the unavailability of components of thermal power plants all over Europe in order to compare the quality of power plants and to assess plants´ behavior in daily operation. Reasons for unavailability have been collected since 1988 in order to identify and to assess the root cause (systems and main components) and to give hints to countersteer.

In addition to the power plant availability parameters, the performance of key systems and equipment affecting the unavailability of power plants are also important. An unavailability analysis is also done annually in order to identify such systems and equipment and to monitor or retrofit these parts in order to improve power plant performance. The systems and equipment are specified according to the power plant identification system (KKS – Kraftwerk-Kennzeichensystem).

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This vgbe-Standard is available in German and English./Dieser vgbe-Standard liegt in Deutscher und Englischer Sprache vor

Reference to series
VGB-TW 103V (2022) Verfügbarkeit von Kraftwerken 2012 – 2021
VGB-TW 103Ve (2022) Availability of Power Plants 2012 – 2021
VGB-TW 103A (2022) Analyse der Nichtverfügbarkeit von Kraftwerken 2012 – 2021
VGB-TW 103Ae (2022) Analysis of Unavailability of Power Plants 2012 – 2021

Previous editions of the reports series (VGB-TW 103Ae and VGB-TW 103Ve) are available on request, e-mail: sales-media@vgbe.energy