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Detmarovice power station — Czech Republic

Coal power plant in , Czech Republic. Approximate location 49.9072, 18.4646.

CoalCzech RepublicsubcriticalConstructionCO₂ measured

Detmarovice power station is a 800 MW coal power station in , Czech Republic. It ranks #7 of 481 Czech Republic power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 754,070 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 176k 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).

800MW installed capacity
754,070t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))
1976Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1019164.

Data status

Known data

FacilityDetmarovice power station WRI
CountryCzech Republic · WRI
Coordinates49.9072, 18.4646 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity800 MW WRI GPPD; source record
OwnerCEZ Group WRI
Commissioned1976 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI
CO₂ emissions754,070 t CO₂·a⁻¹ measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#7 / 481 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#4 / 32 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers4.85× · 165 MW · n=32 calculated
Climate8.2°C · HDD 3,550 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 26/100 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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 800 MW, Detmarovice power station is well above the median coal plant in Czech Republic (165 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

754,070 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

176kpassenger cars driven for a year
98khomes' yearly energy use
13 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).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #4 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

Location

Coordinates 49.9072, 18.4646 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Detmarovice power station?

Detmarovice power station is a 800 MW coal power plant in , Czech Republic, Construction 1976.

How much CO₂ does Detmarovice power station emit?

Detmarovice power station has measured emissions of about 754,070 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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