A plasma generation apparatus for generating a plasma, with at least two plasma modules, with each plasma module comprising a module housing equipped with at least one gas inlet for feeding a process gas, a discharge device (4, 2) provided in the module housing for generating the plasma from the process gas, and a plasma outlet, with each plasma module further having at least one gas outlet for a part of the process gas, characterized in that the discharge device (4, 2) is provided with a controllable electric driver component, which, for generating the plasma by means of discharges in the standard pressure range, is electrically connected with a piezoelectric transformer; and that each plasma module comprises a control module, which is provided with a control line and at least one voltage line (6, 7) each, which are electrically connected to the respective driver component, with the control module having at least one input interface (6e, 7e, 8e) each and at least one output interface (6a, 7a, 8a) each; and that a spacing bridge, provided with a connector, at least one gas inlet and at least one gas outlet, connects at least two successive plasma modules with each other such that the connector of the spacing bridge connects the control modules of the plasma modules with each other such that at least one output interface (6a, 7a, 8a) of the control module of a plasma module is electrically connected to at least one input interface (6e, 7e, 8e) each of the control module of a connected plasma module, so that the connected control lines of the control modules form a common control bus of the coupled plasma modules, and at least one gas outlet of a plasma module is in fluid connection with a gas inlet of the spacing bridge and a gas outlet of the spacing bridge is in fluid connection with a gas inlet of a further plasma module, with the plasma modules and the spacing bridge being connected in a plug-in fashion to form a positive and/or frictional connection. at least two plasma modules, with each plasma module comprising a module housing equipped with at least one gas inlet for feeding a process gas, a discharge device (4, 2) provided in the module housing for generating the plasma from the process gas, and a plasma outlet, with each plasma module further having at least one gas outlet for a part of the process gas, characterized in that the discharge device (4, 2) is provided with a controllable electric driver component, which, for generating the plasma by means of discharges in the standard pressure range, is electrically connected with a piezoelectric transformer; and that each plasma module comprises a control module, which is provided with a control line and at least one voltage line (6, 7) each, which are electrically connected to the respective driver component, with the control module having at least one input interface (6e, 7e, 8e) each and at least one output interface (6a, 7a, 8a) each; and that a spacing bridge, provided with a connector, at least one gas inlet and at least one gas outlet, connects at least two successive plasma modules with each other such that the connector of the spacing bridge connects the control modules of the plasma modules with each other such that at least one output interface (6a, 7a, 8a) of the control module of a plasma module is electrically connected to at least one input interface (6e, 7e, 8e) each of the control module of a connected plasma module, so that the connected control lines of the control modules form a common control bus of the coupled plasma modules, and at least one gas outlet of a plasma module is in fluid connection with a gas inlet of the spacing bridge and a gas outlet of the spacing bridge is in fluid connection with a gas inlet of a further plasma module, with the plasma modules and the spacing bridge being connected in a plug-in fashion to form a positive and/or frictional connection.