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Czeczott power station — Poland

Coal power plant in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Approximate location 49.966667, 18.95.

CoalSilesian VoivodeshipPoland

Czeczott power station is a 1,000 MW coal power station in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by Kompania Weglowa SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #25 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 50.4% of Poland's electricity; the national grid averages 589 gCO₂/kWh (31.5% low-carbon) (2025).

1,000MW installed capacity
1,251,428homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_czeczott_polan.

Data status

Known data

FacilityCzeczott power station GEM-coal
CountryPoland · Silesian Voivodeship GEM-coal
Coordinates49.966667, 18.95 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity1,000 MW GEM GCPT; source record
OwnerKompania Weglowa SA [100%] GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions4,380,000 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#25 / 246 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#16 / 93 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers6.02× · 166 MW · n=93 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,251,428 calculated
Environmental severityC2 · 24/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,000 MW, Czeczott power station is well above the median coal plant in Poland (166 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.

Key facts

Share of Poland coal capacity
2.1% of 47,959 MW across 93 plants in this dataset

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 Poland

Bełchatów: 5,030 MW5kBełchatówKozienice: 3,994 MW4kKozieniceKozienice: 2,673 MW3kKozieniceTurów: 1,948 MW2kTurówDolna Odra: 1,830 MW2kDolna OdraRybnik: 1,720 MW2kRybnikOpalenie power station: 1,660 MW2kOpalenie p…Połaniec: 1,657 MW2kPołaniec

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Kompania Weglowa SA [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season mean
Warm-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
24/100environmental-severity index
19.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
493 kmdistance to coast

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 #16 largest coal power plant of 93 in Poland by capacity.

Poland has 93 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 47,959 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 49.966667, 18.95 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Czeczott power station?

Czeczott power station is a 1,000 MW coal power plant in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Who operates Czeczott power station?

Czeczott power station is operated by Kompania Weglowa SA [100%].

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