Power plant · Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Opole Power Station
Opole Power Station is a coal power plant in Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,280 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 | Opole Voivodeship | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1993 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3,280 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hard coal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.7514, 17.8839 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · 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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Opole Power Station is the largest of 2 power plants in Opole Voivodeship and the 3rd-largest of 86 in Poland by capacity; its 3,280 MW is 8.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opole Voivodeship | 1st of 2 | 3,589 MW | 91% |
| Poland | 3rd of 86 | 40,667 MW | 8.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 24th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | 0.17% |
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 | — | 0.7 km |
| Cementownia Odra SA | CO2 emitter | 271,797 tCO2e | — | 8.2 km |
| Instalacja do produkcji wapna w Górażdżach | CO2 emitter | 173,708 tCO2e | — | 26 km |
Place
Other power plants in Opole Voivodeship
Data on this page
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