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EC Mondi Świecie

Coal power plant in Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. Approximate location 53.3938, 18.3751.

CoalKujawsko-PomorskiePolandCO₂ measured

EC Mondi Świecie is a 123 MW coal power station in Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. It is operated by Mondi Świecie S.A.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 154k homes (estimated). It ranks #90 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 150,587 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 35k 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).

123Legacy source-record capacity
153,925homes powered (est.)
150,587t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1019089.

Data status

Known data

FacilityEC Mondi Świecie WRI
CountryPoland · Kujawsko-Pomorskie WRI
Coordinates53.3938, 18.3751 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity123 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerMondi Świecie S.A. WRI
CO₂ emissions150,587 t CO₂/yr measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#90 of 246 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#52 of 93 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.74× · 166 MW median · 93 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent153,925 calculated
Climate7.9°C · HDD 3,663 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 30/100 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

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 Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 123 MW, EC Mondi Świecie is below 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.

150,587 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

35kpassenger cars driven for a year
20khomes' yearly energy use
2.5 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 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 Mondi Świecie S.A..

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 53.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

7.9°Cannual mean temp
3,663heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
70 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -2 °CJF: -1 °CFM: 2 °CMA: 7 °CAM: 13 °CMJ: 16 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 13 °CSO: 8 °CON: 3 °CND: 0 °CD18 °C

Heating degree-days here run 49% 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: 79/100 — 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

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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
30/100environmental-severity index
19.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
111 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 #52 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 53.3938, 18.3751 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is EC Mondi Świecie?

EC Mondi Świecie is a 123 MW source-record coal power plant in Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.

How many homes can EC Mondi Świecie power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 153,925 homes (estimated).

Who operates EC Mondi Świecie?

EC Mondi Świecie is operated by Mondi Świecie S.A..

How much CO₂ does EC Mondi Świecie emit?

EC Mondi Świecie has measured emissions of about 150,587 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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