Power plant · Poland
Wrocław Power Plant
Wrocław Power Plant is a coal power plant in Poland, with 216 MW of capacity, operated by Zespół Elektrociepłowni Wrocławskich Kogeneracja S.A.
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 | Poland | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Łowiecka 24, 50-220 Wrocław | EU Union Registry public data · 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 | 1901 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Zespół Elektrociepłowni Wrocławskich Kogeneracja S.A. | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 216 MW (sum of operating units, Wrocław Bl2 108 MW; Wrocław Bl3 108 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 263 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 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 | Combined heat and power | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Activity | Combustion of fuels | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 1,070,179 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 19W000000000213D | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.1170, 17.0170 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchAlso recorded as
3 sources record Wrocław; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrocław | asset:eic:19W000000000213D | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Elektrociepłownia Wrocław | asset:eu-ets:pl-91 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and coordinates |
| Wrocław combined heat and power plant | asset:wikidata:Q9252401 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Wrocław is the 37th-largest of 86 power plants in Poland by capacity; its 216 MW is 0.53% 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 | 37th of 86 | 40,667 MW | 0.53% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,828th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Verified emissions: 1,070,179 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 CO2 emitters (1,280,495 tCO2e) and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elektrociepłownia Wrocław | CO2 emitter | 1,070,179 tCO2e | — | 0.8 km |
| Wroclaw Centre for Networking and Supercomputing Lem | AI supercomputer | 304 H100e | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Elektrociepłownia Czechnica | CO2 emitter | 210,316 tCO2e | — | 13 km |
Operator and place
More from Zespół Elektrociepłowni Wrocławskich Kogeneracja S.A.
- Elektrociepłownia Czechnica210,316 tCO2e
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI supercomputers, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.