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Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű

Gas power plant in Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary. Approximate location 47.5185, 21.6329.

GasHajdu-BiharHungaryCCGT · HRSGCO₂ measured

Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű is a 95 MW gas power plant in Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary. It is operated by Veolia Víz Tanacsado Zrt [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 107k homes (estimated). It ranks #23 of 37 Hungary power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2000, it is around 26 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 182,243 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 42k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 20.3% of Hungary's electricity; the national grid averages 163 gCO₂/kWh (75.3% low-carbon) (2025).

95Source-backed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
106,997homes powered (est.)
182,243t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))
2000commissioned (~26 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1020262.

Data status

Known data

FacilityDebreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű WRI
CountryHungary · Hajdu-Bihar WRI
Coordinates47.5185, 21.6329 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity95 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerVeolia Víz Tanacsado Zrt [100%] WRI
Commissioned2000 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG WRI
CO₂ emissions182,243 t CO₂/yr measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#23 of 37 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#13 of 20 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.86× · 110 MW median · 20 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent106,997 calculated
Climate9.9°C · HDD 3,074 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 28/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000400308); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 95 MW, Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű is below the median gas plant in Hungary (110 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.

182,243 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

42kpassenger cars driven for a year
24khomes' yearly energy use
3.0 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Hungary

Szeged Energy power station: 920 MW920Szeged Ene…Tiszai Erőmű: 864 MW864Tiszai Erő…Dunamenti Erőmű: 783 MW783Dunamenti …Gönyűi Erőmű: 427 MW427Gönyűi Erő…Alpiq Csepel Erőmű: 402 MW402Alpiq Csep…Kelenföldi Erőmű: 178 MW178Kelenföldi…Sajoszoged power station: 155 MW155Sajoszoged…Liter power station: 123 MW123Liter powe…

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

Owner

Operated by Veolia Víz Tanacsado Zrt [100%].

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 47.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.9°Cannual mean temp
3,074heating degree-days (base 18°C)
147cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
109 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -2 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 11 °CAM: 16 °CMJ: 19 °CJJ: 20 °CJA: 20 °CAS: 16 °CSO: 10 °CON: 4 °CND: 0 °CD20 °C

Heating degree-days here run 25% 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: 64/100 — this site sits in the mid 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. 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)
28/100environmental-severity index
21.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
611 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #13 largest gas power plant of 20 in Hungary by capacity.

Hungary has 20 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 4,706 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 47.5185, 21.6329 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű?

Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű is a 95 MW source-record gas power plant in Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary, commissioned in 2000.

How many homes can Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 106,997 homes (estimated).

Who operates Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű?

Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű is operated by Veolia Víz Tanacsado Zrt [100%].

How much CO₂ does Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű emit?

Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű has measured emissions of about 182,243 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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