Bakony power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in Veszprem, Hungary. It is operated by Bakony. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 75k homes (estimated). It ranks #26 of 37 Hungary power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1957, it is around 69 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 4,623 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 1.1k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 3.4% of Hungary's electricity; the national grid averages 163 gCO₂/kWh (75.3% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1075836.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 60 MW, Bakony power station is below the median coal plant in Hungary (400 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
4,623 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Hungary coal capacity
- 1.4% of 4,289 MW across 10 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 7 dated coal plants in Hungary are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Hungary
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Bakony.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 47.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 29% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 67/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #9 largest coal power plant of 10 in Hungary by capacity.
Hungary has 10 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 4,289 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Ajka power station · Gas · 114 MW · Bakony
- Liter power station · Gas · 123 MW · Veszprem
- Oroszlány power station · Coal · 250 MW · Komarom-Esztergom
- Gönyűi Erőmű · Gas · 426.6 MW · Gyor-Moson-Sopron
- Torony power station · Coal · 600 MW · Vas
- Banhida-II power station · Coal · 100 MW · Komárom-Esztergom
Location
Coordinates 47.0956, 17.5584 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bakony power station?
Bakony power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in Veszprem, Hungary, commissioned in 1957.
Who operates Bakony power station?
Bakony power station is operated by Bakony.
How much CO₂ does Bakony power station emit?
Bakony power station has measured emissions of about 4,623 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).