Power plant · Czechia
EPC Power Plant
EPC Power Plant is a coal power plant in Czechia, with 1,777 MW of capacity.
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 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1970 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,777 MW (sum of operating units, EPC1_G2____ 187 MW; EPC1_G3____ 186 MW; EPC1_G4____ 187 MW; EPC1_G5____ 185 MW; EPC1_G6____ 185 MW; EPC2_B21___ 847 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 6 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | 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 |
| EIC code | 27W-PU-EPC2----S | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 27W-PU-EPC1----Y | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.4260, 13.6830 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
EPC is the 3rd-largest of 51 power plants in Czechia by capacity; its 1,777 MW is 9.3% 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 | 3rd of 51 | 19,149 MW | 9.3% |
| All power plants in our data | 147th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | 0.11% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 CO2 emitters (5,640,395 tCO2e), 6 substations and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elektrárna Počerady | CO2 emitter | 4,235,332 tCO2e | — | 9.3 km |
| United Energy - Teplárna Komořany | CO2 emitter | 261,782 tCO2e | — | 13 km |
| Orlen Unipetrol RPA, s.r.o. - Rafinérie, Litvínov | CO2 emitter | 343,401 tCO2e | — | 16 km |
| Zinnwald Lithium Project | Mine | — | — | 35 km |
| Umspannwerk Olbernhau | Substation | — | — | 37 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/174667719) | Substation | — | — | 38 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/247047043) | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
Place
Other power plants in Czechia
- Temelín Nuclear Power Station2,056 MW
- Dukovany Nuclear Power Station1,880 MW
- EPR1,452 MW
- Počerady Power Plant1,000 MW
- EME886 MW
- CCGT Počerady845 MW
- Tušimice Power Station800 MW
- Ledvice power station770 MW
Data on this page
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- 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.
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
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