EC Pniówek is a 14 MW gas power plant in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by PGNiG Termika. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 16k homes (estimated). It ranks #192 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 73,830 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 17k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 14.3% 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 WRI1061527.
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 14 MW, EC Pniówek is below the median gas plant in Poland (141 MW). 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.
73,830 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
- Share of Poland gas capacity
- 0.2% of 8,201 MW across 37 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 gas plants in Poland
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PGNiG Termika. All plants by this company →
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 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.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 41% 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: 75/100 — this site sits in the top 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
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 #35 largest gas power plant of 37 in Poland by capacity.
Poland has 37 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 8,201 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- EC Zofiówka · Coal · 64 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- EC Moszczenica · Coal · 38 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- ZPC Żory · Coal · 5 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- EC Suszec · Gas · 11 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- EC Marcel · Coal · 37 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Detmarovice power station · Coal · 800 MW ·
Location
Coordinates 49.9672, 18.6943 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is EC Pniówek?
EC Pniówek is a 14 MW gas power plant in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
Who operates EC Pniówek?
EC Pniówek is operated by PGNiG Termika.
How much CO₂ does EC Pniówek emit?
EC Pniówek has measured emissions of about 73,830 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).