Power plant · Poland
Rybnik Power Plant
Rybnik Power Plant is a coal power plant in Poland, with 1,790 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 | Silesian 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 | 1972 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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 | 1,790 MW (sum of operating units, Rybnik B1 225 MW; Rybnik B2 225 MW; Rybnik B3 225 MW; Rybnik B4 225 MW; Rybnik B5 215 MW; Rybnik B6 225 MW; Rybnik B7 225 MW; Rybnik B8 225 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,720 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 8 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 |
| Technology | Hard coal | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 19W0000000001713 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.1330, 18.5170 | 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 Rybnik; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rybnik | asset:eic:19W0000000001713 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Rybnik Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q751203 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Rybnik | asset:opsd:19W0000000001713 | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Rybnik is the 4th-largest of 86 power plants in Poland by capacity; its 1,790 MW is 4.4% 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 | 4th of 86 | 40,667 MW | 4.4% |
| All power plants in our data | 157th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 18 CO2 emitters (10,632,650 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 w Rybniku | CO2 emitter | 1,624,728 tCO2e | — | 0.4 km |
| Koksownia Radlin | CO2 emitter | 222,060 tCO2e | — | 11 km |
| ORLEN Termika Silesia S.A. Zakład Jastrzębie-Zdrój | CO2 emitter | 275,706 tCO2e | — | 20 km |
Owner and place
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