EC Łódź-4 is a 198 MW coal power station in Lodz Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by Veolia Energia Łódź. Based on reported annual generation of 439 GWh, it can supply roughly 125k homes. It ranks #74 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 767,361 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 179k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 50.4% 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 WRI1019064.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 198 MW, EC Łódź-4 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.
767,361 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
- 25%, from 439 GWh of reported generation; the median for 24 coal plants in Poland that report generation is 45%
- Generation trend
- 345 GWh in 2015 and 439 GWh in 2017 (+27%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 439 GWh; 2015: 345 GWh
- Share of Poland coal capacity
- 0.4% 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)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Veolia Energia Łódź.
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 51.7°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 50% 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: 80/100 — 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 #44 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
- Lodz-4 power station · Gas · 210 MW · Łódzkie
- Lodz-2 power station · Coal · 87 MW · Łódź Voivodeship
- EC Łódź-3 · Coal · 198 MW · Lodz Voivodeship
- EC Zgierz · Coal · 39 MW · Lodz Voivodeship
- EC Zduńska Wola · Coal · 12 MW · Lodz Voivodeship
- Smardzewice · Hydro · 4 MW · Lodz Voivodeship
Location
Coordinates 51.7462, 19.5403 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is EC Łódź-4?
EC Łódź-4 is a 198 MW coal power plant in Lodz Voivodeship, Poland.
How much electricity does EC Łódź-4 generate?
EC Łódź-4 generates about 439 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates EC Łódź-4?
EC Łódź-4 is operated by Veolia Energia Łódź.
How much CO₂ does EC Łódź-4 emit?
EC Łódź-4 has measured emissions of about 767,361 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).