This power plant, an industrial monument in Brandenburg, Germany, is one of the oldest lignite-fired power plants in Europe, preserved in its original structure. The power plant was commissioned in 1927. In the 1920s and 1930s, it was one of the most modern peak-load power plants of its time. After the completion of the three main construction phases in 1942, the power plant had a capacity of 54 MW, which dropped to 34 MW after reparations in 1945. In April 1992, the power plant was shut down and disconnected from the grid.

As the need for electricity increased due to the increasing industrialization of the region after World War I, it was decided to build a necessary peak-load power plant, as until then only a diesel power plant with an output of 4,000 kilowatts was available to handle peaks or incidents.

This location was chosen due to the favorable production conditions of the nearby, then modern, efficient lignite mine and the briquette factory also located there. A long-term supply contract for the delivery of raw lignite was concluded with the lignite mines. In return, they received electricity from the power plant.

The power plant was built in three major phases between 1926 and 1942. During the first phase of the power plant's expansion, from 1926 to 1928, the first section of the plant was constructed, including the administrative section, the electrical switchgear, and a 115.2-meter-high chimney. Turbine 1, which first came into operation in 1927, had a capacity of 8,000 kW. Boilers 1 through 3 and cooling tower I were also constructed during this time. Turbine 2, with a capacity of 10,000 kW, and cooling tower II followed in 1928.

In 1929 and 1930, during the second expansion phase, the engine and boiler house, the external bunker system, and other supporting facilities were expanded. In 1930, turbine 3, with an output of 16,000 kW, and boiler 4 were put into operation.

During the third expansion phase, from 1936 to 1942, the engine house and boiler house were expanded and completed, and the water treatment plant was expanded. During this time, additional auxiliary systems were built, and in 1940 and 1941, a second 120-meter-high chimney was constructed, which served to remove flue gas from boilers 4 and 5. In 1942, a fourth turbine with a capacity of 20,000 kW was commissioned, but after the Second World War in 1945, it was sent to the Soviet Union as reparations.

After the Second World War, various dust-saving maintenance and modernization works were carried out, such as the renewal of the lowered ceiling of the gondola in 1950, the construction of cooling tower IV in 1954, and the installation of larger transformers during the conversion from 60 kV to 110 kV in 1973.