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Edal Power Plant
Edal Power Plant is a pumped storage power plant in Czechia, with 472 MW of capacity, owned by ČEZ Group.
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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Vysočina Region | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1978 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1970 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | ČEZ Group | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ČEZ Group | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 472 MW (sum of operating units, EDAL_G1____ 118 MW; EDAL_G2____ 118 MW; EDAL_G3____ 118 MW; EDAL_G4____ 118 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 472 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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Pumped hydro storage (registered as Hydro Pumped Storage) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Pumped hydro storage | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 27W-PU-EDAL----O | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 49.1240, 16.1240 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 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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2 sources record Edal; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edal | asset:eic:27W-PU-EDAL----O | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Dalešice Hydro Power Plant | asset:wikidata:Q11964594 | Wikidata | Same coordinates, capacity and technology |
How it compares
Edal is the 17th-largest of 57 power plants in Czechia by capacity; its 472 MW is 2.2% of the 21,321 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 | 17th of 57 | 21,321 MW | 2.2% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,266th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Started operating
Owner, operator and place
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Other power plants in Czechia
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- EPR1,452 MW
- Počerady Power Plant1,000 MW
- EME886 MW
- CCGT Počerady845 MW
- Ledvice power station770 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.
- 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.