EC Siekierki is a 591 MW coal power station in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It ranks #39 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 2,948,459 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 687k 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 WRI1019046.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103235; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 591 MW, EC Siekierki is well above the median coal plant in Poland (166 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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.
2,948,459 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).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #25 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
- EC Żerań · Coal · 386 MW · Masovian Voivodeship
- Zeran power station · Gas · 490 MW · Mazowieckie
- Ursus power station · Gas · 110 MW · Warsaw
- EC Pruszków · Coal · 9 MW · Masovian Voivodeship
- Dębe · Hydro · 21 MW · Masovian Voivodeship
- PGE Solidarity power station · Gas · 60 MW · Masovian
Location
Coordinates 52.1901, 21.0873 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is EC Siekierki?
EC Siekierki is a 591 MW coal power plant in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, Announced 1961.
How much CO₂ does EC Siekierki emit?
EC Siekierki has measured emissions of about 2,948,459 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).