Power plant · Poland
Opole Power Plant
Opole Power Plant is a coal power plant in Poland, with 1,532 MW of capacity.
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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 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1993 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Available on request | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,532 MW (sum of operating units, Opole B1 386 MW; Opole B2 383 MW; Opole B3 383 MW; Opole B4 380 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal (registered as Fossil Hard coal) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 19W0000000001292 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.7520, 17.8820 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Also recorded as
2 sources record Opole; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opole | asset:eic:19W0000000001292 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Opole | asset:opsd:19W0000000001292 | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Opole is the 8th-largest of 86 power plants in Poland by capacity; its 1,532 MW is 3.8% 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 | 8th of 86 | 40,667 MW | 3.8% |
| All power plants in our data | 212th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 5 CO2 emitters (8,260,260 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGE GiEK S.A. Oddział Elektrownia Opole | CO2 emitter | 7,178,487 tCO2e | — | 0.8 km |
| Cementownia Odra SA | CO2 emitter | 271,797 tCO2e | — | 8.3 km |
| Instalacja do produkcji wapna w Górażdżach | CO2 emitter | 173,708 tCO2e | — | 26 km |
Place
Other power plants in Poland
Data on this page
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