Power plant · Czechia
Opatovice Power Station
Opatovice Power Station is a coal power plant in Czechia, with 348 MW of capacity, operated by Elektrárny Opatovice, 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 |
| Location | Pardubice 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 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2010 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Elektrárny Opatovice, a.s. | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 348 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 378 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 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 |
| EIC code | 27W-PU-EOPA----8 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.2110, 15.8080 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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2 sources record Opatovice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opatovice Power Station | asset:eic:27W-PU-EOPA----8 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Opatovice Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q11878024 | Wikidata | Same name and capacity |
How it compares
Opatovice Power Station is the 20th-largest of 51 power plants in Czechia by capacity; its 348 MW is 1.8% 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 | 20th of 51 | 19,149 MW | 1.8% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,372nd of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elektrárny Opatovice - Elektrárna Opatovice | CO2 emitter | 819,569 tCO2e | — | 6.3 km |
| Chvaletice manganese Project | Mine | — | — | 32 km |
| Elektrárna Chvaletice | CO2 emitter | 2,250,797 tCO2e | — | 33 km |
Operator and place
More from Elektrárny Opatovice, a.s.
- Elektrárny Opatovice - Elektrárna Opatovice819,569 tCO2e
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.