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Gdańsk CCGT power station

Gas power plant in Gdansk, Poland. Approximate location 54.34514, 18.72658.

GasGdanskPolandCCGT · HRSGConstructionCO₂ measured

Gdańsk CCGT power station is a 561 MW gas power station in Gdansk, Poland. It is operated by CCGT Gdańsk SP zoo. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 632k homes (estimated). It ranks #40 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 2,160,470 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 504k 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).

561MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
631,846homes powered (est.)
2,160,470t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))
2029Construction

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityGdańsk CCGT power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryPoland · Gdansk GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates54.34514, 18.72658 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity561 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerCCGT Gdańsk SP zoo GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2029 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT
CO₂ emissions2,160,470 t CO₂·a⁻¹ measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#40 / 246 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#5 / 37 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.98× · 141 MW · n=37 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent631,846 calculated
Climate8.0°C · HDD 3,624 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 33/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 561 MW, Gdańsk CCGT power station is well above the median gas plant in Poland (141 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

2,160,470 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

504kpassenger cars driven for a year
282khomes' yearly energy use
36 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 gas plants in Poland

Grudziądz power station: 1,120 MW1kGrudziądz …Adamow power station: 600 MW600Adamow pow…Jaworzno power station: 600 MW600Jaworzno p…Ostrów Wielkopolski power station: 600 MW600Ostrów Wie…Gdańsk CCGT power station: 561 MW561Gdańsk CCG…Zeran power station: 490 MW490Zeran powe…EC Włocławek: 465 MW465EC Włocław…Lagisza power station: 413 MW413Lagisza po…

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

Owner

Operated by CCGT Gdańsk SP zoo.

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 temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 54.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

8.0°Cannual mean temp
3,624heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
0 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -2 °CJF: -1 °CFM: 3 °CMA: 7 °CAM: 12 °CMJ: 15 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 9 °CON: 4 °CND: 0 °CD18 °C

Heating degree-days here run 47% 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: 78/100 — 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

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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
33/100environmental-severity index
19.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
48 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 #5 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

Location

Coordinates 54.34514, 18.72658 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Gdańsk CCGT power station?

Gdańsk CCGT power station is a 561 MW gas power plant in Gdansk, Poland, Construction 2029.

How many homes can Gdańsk CCGT power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 631,846 homes (estimated).

Who operates Gdańsk CCGT power station?

Gdańsk CCGT power station is operated by CCGT Gdańsk SP zoo.

How much CO₂ does Gdańsk CCGT power station emit?

Gdańsk CCGT power station has measured emissions of about 2,160,470 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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