Power plant · Poland
Porąbka Żar Power Plant
Porąbka Żar Power Plant is a pumped storage power plant in Poland, with 540 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 | 1979 | 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 | 540 MW (sum of operating units, Porąbka Żar H1 135 MW; Porąbka Żar H2 135 MW; Porąbka Żar H3 135 MW; Porąbka Żar H4 135 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 | Pumped hydro storage (registered as Hydro Pumped Storage) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 19W000000000247X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 49.7810, 19.2120 | 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 Porąbka Żar; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porąbka Żar | asset:eic:19W000000000247X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Porąbka Żar | asset:opsd:19W000000000247X | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Porąbka Żar is the 18th-largest of 86 power plants in Poland by capacity; its 540 MW is 1.3% 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 | 18th of 86 | 40,667 MW | 1.3% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,122nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 11 CO2 emitters (12,619,644 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elektrociepłownie Bielskie EC1 i EC2 Elektrociepłownia EC1 w Bielsku-Białej | CO2 emitter | 186,318 tCO2e | — | 12 km |
| Instalacja Spalania Paliw | CO2 emitter | 465,806 tCO2e | — | 29 km |
| Energetika Třinec - Teplárny a Tepelná zařízení | CO2 emitter | 1,336,755 tCO2e | — | 42 km |
Place
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