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Energetika Ljubljana

Coal power plant in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Approximate location 46.058, 14.5451.

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Energetika Ljubljana is a 112 MW coal power station in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 140k homes (estimated). It ranks #8 of 10 Slovenia power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 319,197 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 74k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 14.7% of Slovenia's electricity; the national grid averages 183 gCO₂/kWh (78.9% low-carbon) (2025).

112Legacy source-record capacity
140,160homes powered (est.)
319,197t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1022415.

Data status

Known data

FacilityEnergetika Ljubljana WRI
CountrySlovenia · Ljubljana WRI
Coordinates46.058, 14.5451 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity112 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
CO₂ emissions319,197 t CO₂/yr measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#8 of 10 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 of 3 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent140,160 calculated
Climate8.6°C · HDD 3,432 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 31/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
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

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.

319,197 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

74kpassenger cars driven for a year
42khomes' yearly energy use
5.3 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 Slovenia

Sostanj (TEŠ): 1,029 MW1kSostanj (T…Energetika Ljubljana: 112 MW112Energetika…TET: 110 MW110TET

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

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 46.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

8.6°Cannual mean temp
3,432heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
484 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -1 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 4 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 13 °CMJ: 16 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 9 °CON: 4 °CND: 0 °CD18 °C

Heating degree-days here run 40% 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: 74/100 — 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)
31/100environmental-severity index
19.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
105 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 #2 largest coal power plant of 3 in Slovenia by capacity.

Slovenia has 3 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 1,251 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 46.058, 14.5451 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Energetika Ljubljana?

Energetika Ljubljana is a 112 MW source-record coal power plant in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

How many homes can Energetika Ljubljana power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 140,160 homes (estimated).

How much CO₂ does Energetika Ljubljana emit?

Energetika Ljubljana has measured emissions of about 319,197 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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