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Power plants in Hungary

A directory of 37 power plants in Hungary with a combined installed capacity of 11,149 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

37power plants
11,149MW total capacity
5fuel types
17with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Hungary)

Gas: 20 plants20GasCoal: 10 plants10CoalSolar: 5 plants5SolarOil: 1 plants1OilNuclear: 1 plants1Nuclear

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Hungary electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

163gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
75.3%low-carbon electricity
35.3%renewables
24.7%fossil fuels
Nuclear: 40 % of electricity40NuclearSolar: 27 % of electricity27SolarGas: 20 % of electricity20GasBioenergy: 6 % of electricity6BioenergyCoal: 3 % of electricity3CoalWind: 2 % of electricity2WindOil: 1 % of electricity1OilHydro: 1 % of electricity1Hydro

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

The state of Hungary’s power emissions

Across the 17 Hungary power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 3.1 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Gönyűi Erőmű (gas), accounts for about 27% of that 17-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — Uniper SE [100%], Budapesti Erőmű Zrt [100%], MOL-CEZ European Power Hungary Kft [100%] — control roughly 53% of that 17-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)

Gönyűi Erőmű: 0.84 Mt CO2/yr0.84Gönyűi Erő…Dunamenti Erőmű: 0.39 Mt CO2/yr0.39Dunamenti …ISD Power station: 0.36 Mt CO2/yr0.36ISD Power …Borsodchem power station: 0.26 Mt CO2/yr0.26Borsodchem…Alpiq Csepel Erőmű: 0.25 Mt CO2/yr0.25Alpiq Csep…TVK Industrial power station: 0.22 Mt CO2/yr0.22TVK Indust…Kelenföldi Erőmű: 0.21 Mt CO2/yr0.21Kelenföldi…Újpesti power station: 0.21 Mt CO2/yr0.21Újpesti po…Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű: 0.18 Mt CO2/yr0.18Debreceni …North Buda power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1North Buda…

Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)

Uniper SE [100%]: 0.84 Mt CO2/yr0.84Uniper SE …Budapesti Erőmű Zrt [100%]: 0.42 Mt CO2/yr0.42Budapesti …MOL-CEZ European Power Hungary Kft [100%]: 0.39 Mt CO2/yr0.39MOL-CEZ Eu…ISD Power Energiatermelő és Szolgáltató Kft [100%]: 0.36 Mt CO2/yr0.36ISD Power …BC Power Energiatermelo II Kft [100%]: 0.26 Mt CO2/yr0.26BC Power E…Alpiq AG [100%]: 0.25 Mt CO2/yr0.25Alpiq AG […

CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Largest plants in Hungary

#PlantFuelMW
1Paksi AtomerőműNuclear1,887
2Mohacs power stationCoal1,200
3Matra power stationCoal944
4Szeged Energy power stationGas920
5Tiszai ErőműGas864
6Dunamenti ErőműGas783
7Torony power stationCoal600
8Gönyűi ErőműGas427
9Borsod power stationCoal420
10Alpiq Csepel ErőműGas402
11Mecsek Hills power stationCoal400
12Tiszapalkonya power stationCoal265
13Oroszlány power stationCoal250
14Kelenföldi ErőműGas178
15Lőrinci Gázturbinás ErőműOil173
16Sajoszoged power stationGas155
17Liter power stationGas123
18Ajka power stationGas114
19Újpesti power stationGas110
20Kispesti ErőműGas109

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Cite this

Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Hungary. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/hungary/

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Hungary?

There are 37 power plants in Hungary in this open dataset, with about 11,149 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Hungary?

Paksi Atomerőmű is the largest at about 1,887 MW (nuclear).

What fuels generate electricity in Hungary?

The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (20 plants), across 5 fuel types in total.

How clean is Hungary's electricity grid?

Hungary's grid carbon intensity is about 163 gCO₂/kWh, with 75.3% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).