Chvaletice power station — Czech Republic
Coal power plant in Pardubicky, Czech Republic. Approximate location 50.0275, 15.4505.
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Chvaletice power station is a 820 MW coal power station in Pardubicky, Czech Republic. It is operated by Severní Energetická. Based on reported annual generation of 3,017 GWh, it can supply roughly 862k homes. It ranks #6 of 481 Czech Republic power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1978, it is around 48 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 2,893,905 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 675k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 35.2% of Czech Republic's electricity; the national grid averages 401 gCO₂/kWh (59.2% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1019222.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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 · L100000101794; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 820 MW, Chvaletice power station is well above the median coal plant in Czech Republic (165 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.
2,893,905 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
- Load factor
- 42%, from 3,017 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 42% median for 7 coal plants in Czech Republic
- Generation trend
- 3,214 GWh in 2015 and 3,017 GWh in 2017 (−6%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 3,214 GWh; 2016: 2,200 GWh
- Share of Czech Republic coal capacity
- 8.4% of 9,811 MW across 32 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 18 of 28 dated coal plants in Czech Republic are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Severní Energetická.
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 50.0°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 45% 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: 77/100 — 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 #3 largest coal power plant of 32 in Czech Republic by capacity.
Czech Republic has 32 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 9,811 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Klenovka Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8.9 MW · Pardubicky
- Kalabousek Solar Power Plant · Solar · 4 MW · Central Bohemia
- Kutná Hora Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8.8 MW · Central Bohemia
- Kolin Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Central Bohemia
- Horky Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.5 MW · Central Bohemia
- Červené Pečky Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Central Bohemia
Location
Coordinates 50.0275, 15.4505 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Chvaletice power station?
Chvaletice power station is a 820 MW coal power plant in Pardubicky, Czech Republic, commissioned in 1978.
How much electricity does Chvaletice power station generate?
Chvaletice power station generates about 3,017 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Chvaletice power station?
Chvaletice power station is operated by Severní Energetická.
How much CO₂ does Chvaletice power station emit?
Chvaletice power station has measured emissions of about 2,893,905 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).