Gdynia is a 105 MW coal power station in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA. Based on reported annual generation of 446 GWh, it can supply roughly 128k homes. It ranks #100 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1974, it is around 52 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its modelled annual emissions are 170,310 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 40k 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 WRI1019085.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 53 MW for Gdynia-3 power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 105 MW, Gdynia is below the median coal plant in Poland (166 MW). 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.
~170,310 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 49%, from 446 GWh of reported generation; the median for 24 coal plants in Poland that report generation is 45%
- Share of Poland coal capacity
- 0.2% of 47,959 MW across 93 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 29 of 58 dated coal 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 coal plants in Poland
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA. All plants by this company →
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 54.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 50% 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: 80/100 — 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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
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 #58 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
- Gdynia-3 power station · Gas · 50 MW · Pomorskie
- EC Gdańsk · Coal · 217.8 MW · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- FW Puck (Gnieżdżewo) · Wind · 22 MW · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- EC Władysławowo · Gas · 11 MW · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Port Czystej Energii power station · Biomass · 16 MW · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Gdańsk CCGT power station · Gas · 561 MW · Gdansk
Location
Coordinates 54.5535, 18.4803 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Gdynia?
Gdynia is a 105 MW coal power plant in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, commissioned in 1974.
How much electricity does Gdynia generate?
Gdynia generates about 446 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Gdynia?
Gdynia is operated by Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA.
How much CO₂ does Gdynia emit?
Gdynia has modelled emissions of about 170,310 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).