diff --git a/rules/build_electricity.smk b/rules/build_electricity.smk
index 43cadb93..eff0d9e0 100644
--- a/rules/build_electricity.smk
+++ b/rules/build_electricity.smk
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ rule build_powerplants:
         logs("build_powerplants.log"),
     threads: 1
     resources:
-        mem_mb=5000,
+        mem_mb=7000,
     conda:
         "../envs/environment.yaml"
     script: