Elektrownia Jądrowa Pątnów nuclear power plant — Poland
Nuclear power plant in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. Approximate location 52.302803, 18.241427.
NuclearGreater Poland VoivodeshipPolandBWRX-300boiling water reactorAnnounced
Elektrownia Jądrowa Pątnów nuclear power plant is a 1,200 MW nuclear power station in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It ranks #19 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 0.0% 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 GEM_nuc_elektrowniajadrowapa_polan.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (announced); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,200 MW, Elektrownia Jądrowa Pątnów nuclear power plant is around the median nuclear plant in Poland (1,200 MW). Technically it is described as boiling water reactor. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #5 largest nuclear power plant of 10 in Poland by capacity.
Poland has 10 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 15,072 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Pątnów II · Coal · 474 MW · Greater Poland Voivodeship
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- Konin · Coal · 233 MW · Greater Poland Voivodeship
- FW Jóźwin · Wind · 24 MW · Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Turek power station · Gas · 163 MW · Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Adamow power station · Gas · 600 MW · Wielkopolskie
Location
Coordinates 52.302803, 18.241427 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Elektrownia Jądrowa Pątnów nuclear power plant?
Elektrownia Jądrowa Pątnów nuclear power plant is a 1,200 MW nuclear power plant in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.