Authority for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture

Report a change of operator for a medium-sized combustion, gas turbine or combustion engine plant

Do you operate a medium-sized combustion, gas turbine, or internal combustion engine plant? Learn how to report a change of operator here.

Detailed description

If you wish to change the operator of a medium-sized combustion plant, gas turbine or internal combustion engine plant, you must notify the competent authority in advance.


The notification obligation generally applies to all combustion plants that require approval and those that do not require approval and have a thermal output of at least 1 megawatt and less than 50 megawatts.

 

Information

Prerequisites

You would like to change the operator of a medium-sized combustion, gas turbine or combustion engine plant.

Documents required

  • Completed "Notification form for the plant register for medium-sized combustion, gas turbine or combustion engine plants - 44th BImSchV" (see links)

Please note

You are committing an administrative offence if you do not submit the report, do not submit it correctly, do not submit it completely, do not submit it in the prescribed manner or do not submit it on time.

Deadlines

Notify us of the change of operator immediately, but no later than within one month.

Procedure

  • Complete the "Notification Form for the Plant Register for Medium-Sized Combustion, Gas Turbine, or Combustion Engine Plants - 44th Federal Immission Control Ordinance" and submit it by email to the responsible authority. Do not alter the completed form. Do not scan or print it to PDF.
  • The responsible authority will examine your notification and request further documents if necessary.
  • The responsible authority registers the combustion plant.
  • You will receive a notification
  • The information about your facility in the Hamburg facility register is being updated. The Hamburg facility register is publicly accessible.

Processing time

Once the notification and all documents have been received in full, the competent authority will register the combustion plant within one month

Fees

no

Legal remedies

No legal remedy is provided.

Legal basis

Section 6 Ordinance on medium-sized combustion, gas turbine and internal combustion engine plants (44th BImSchV)


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschv_44/__6.html




Section 36 Ordinance on Medium-Sized Combustion Plants, Gas Turbines and Combustion Engines (44th BImSchV)


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschv_44/__36.html




Annex 1 of the Ordinance on Medium-Sized Combustion Plants, Gas Turbine Plants and Combustion Engine Plants (44th BImSchV)


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschv_44/anlage_1.html

Forms and downloads

Links on hamburg.de

Address and contact information

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Last updated: 14.02.2026