Power plant · Czechia
Chvaletice Power Station
Chvaletice Power Station is a coal power plant in Czechia, with 768 MW of capacity, owned by Elektrárna Chvaletice a.s.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Czechia | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Pardubice Region | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | K Elektrárně 227, 533 12 Chvaletice | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1977 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Elektrárna Chvaletice a.s. | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Elektrárna Chvaletice a.s. | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 768 MW (sum of operating units, ECHV_G1____ 192 MW; ECHV_G2____ 192 MW; ECHV_G3____ 192 MW; ECHV_G4____ 192 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 820 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Lignite (registered as Fossil Brown coal/Lignite) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Activity | Combustion of fuels | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 2,250,797 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 27W-PU-ECHV----Y | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.0290, 15.4500 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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3 sources record Chvaletice Power Station; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chvaletice Power Station | asset:eic:27W-PU-ECHV----Y | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Elektrárna Chvaletice | asset:eu-ets:cz-120 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and coordinates |
| Chvaletice Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q2153090 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Chvaletice Power Station is the 10th-largest of 51 power plants in Czechia by capacity; its 768 MW is 4% of the 19,149 MW we hold for Czechia. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 10th of 51 | 19,149 MW | 4% |
| All power plants in our data | 685th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Verified emissions: 2,250,797 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 CO2 emitters (3,070,366 tCO2e) and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elektrárna Chvaletice | CO2 emitter | 2,250,797 tCO2e | — | 0.0 km |
| Chvaletice manganese Project | Mine | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Elektrárny Opatovice - Elektrárna Opatovice | CO2 emitter | 819,569 tCO2e | — | 28 km |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Czechia
- Temelín Nuclear Power Station2,056 MW
- Dukovany Nuclear Power Station1,880 MW
- EPC1,777 MW
- EPR1,452 MW
- Počerady Power Plant1,000 MW
- EME886 MW
- CCGT Počerady845 MW
- Tušimice Power Station800 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- © European Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.