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FW Pągów — Poland

Wind power plant in Opole Voivodeship, Poland. Approximate location 51.14, 17.6246.

WindOpole VoivodeshipPolandOnshore

FW Pągów is a 51 MW wind power plant in Opole Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by ENGIE. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 43k homes (estimated). It ranks #128 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 14.2% of Poland's electricity; the national grid averages 589 gCO₂/kWh (31.5% low-carbon) (2025).

51MW installed capacity
43,399homes powered (est.)
2012commissioned (~14 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061602.

Data status

Known data

FacilityFW Pągów WRI
CountryPoland · Opole Voivodeship WRI
Coordinates51.14, 17.6246 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity51 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000915108; operating plant capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerENGIE WRI
Commissioned2012 WRI
TechnologyOnshore WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#128 / 246 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#10 / 59 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.59× · 32 MW · n=59 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent43,399 calculated
Climate8.4°C · HDD 3,469 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 26/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

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 · L100000915108; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 51 MW, FW Pągów is well above the median wind plant in Poland (32 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Key facts

Share of Poland wind capacity
2.3% of 2,172 MW across 59 plants in this dataset
Age among peers
26 of 56 dated wind plants in Poland are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest wind plants in Poland

Farma Wiatrowa Margonin: 120 MW120Farma Wiat…EW Lotnisko: 94 MW94EW LotniskoFW Karścino: 84 MW84FW KarścinoEW Resko II: 76 MW76EW Resko IIFW Korsze: 70 MW70FW KorszeEW Żuromin: 61 MW61EW ŻurominFW Iłża: 54 MW54FW IłżaFW Karcino: 51 MW51FW Karcino

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

Owner

Operated by ENGIE.

Local climate & thermal context

This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 51.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

8.4°Cannual mean temp
3,469heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
165 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -1 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 3 °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 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.

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.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
26/100environmental-severity index
19.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
358 kmdistance to coast

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 #10 largest wind power plant of 59 in Poland by capacity.

Poland has 59 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 2,172 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 51.14, 17.6246 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is FW Pągów?

FW Pągów is a 51 MW wind power plant in Opole Voivodeship, Poland, commissioned in 2012.

Who operates FW Pągów?

FW Pągów is operated by ENGIE.

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