Blachownia is a 158 MW gas power station in Opole Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 178k homes (estimated). It ranks #83 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1955, it is around 71 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 183,671 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 43k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 14.3% of Poland's electricity; the national grid averages 589 gCO₂/kWh (31.5% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1019069.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001000014; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 158 MW, Blachownia is well above the median gas plant in Poland (141 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
183,671 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 Poland gas capacity
- 1.9% of 8,201 MW across 37 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 31 dated gas plants in Poland are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Poland
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A.. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.4°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 43% 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: 76/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 #18 largest gas power plant of 37 in Poland by capacity.
Poland has 37 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 8,201 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kedzierzyn CCS Project · Coal · 910 MW · Opole Voivodeship
- AZOTY KEDZIERZYN · Coal · 25 MW · Opole Voivodeship
- Januszkowice · Hydro · 2 MW · Opole Voivodeship
- Gliwice Works power station · Coal · 32 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Krapkowice · Hydro · 2 MW · Opole Voivodeship
- Krępna · Hydro · 2 MW · Opole Voivodeship
Location
Coordinates 50.3562, 18.2907 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Blachownia?
Blachownia is a 158 MW gas power plant in Opole Voivodeship, Poland, commissioned in 1955.
Who operates Blachownia?
Blachownia is operated by TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A..
How much CO₂ does Blachownia emit?
Blachownia has measured emissions of about 183,671 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).