Power plant · Poland
Bełchatów Power Plant
Bełchatów Power Plant is a coal power plant in Poland, with 5,102 MW of capacity, owned by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Poland | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Łódź Voivodeship | 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 | 1981 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1975 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Available on request | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5,102 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 13 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Lignite | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 19W000000000016F | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2660, 19.3150 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Also recorded as
3 sources record Bełchatów; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bełchatów | asset:eic:19W000000000016F | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Bełchatów Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q1546242 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Bełchatów | asset:opsd:19W000000000016F | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Bełchatów is the largest of 86 power plants in Poland by capacity; its 5,102 MW is 13% of the 40,667 MW we hold for Poland. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1st of 86 | 40,667 MW | 13% |
| All power plants in our data | 5th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | 0.27% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 CO2 emitters (1,670,936 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cementownia Warta S.A. | CO2 emitter | 1,370,696 tCO2e | — | 33 km |
| Cementownia Rudniki Cemex | CO2 emitter | 300,240 tCO2e | — | 44 km |
Owner and place
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Data on this page
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- 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 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.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- 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.
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