Halemba power station is a 640 MW coal power station in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by TAURON Polska Energia SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 801k homes (estimated). It ranks #34 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1960, it is around 66 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 23,704 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 5.5k 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 GEM_coa_halemba_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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 640 MW, Halemba power station is well above the median coal plant in Poland (166 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.
23,704 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Poland coal capacity
- 1.3% of 47,959 MW across 93 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 14 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 TAURON Polska Energia SA [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
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 50.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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.
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 #24 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
- EC Zabrze · Coal · 106 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Łaziska · Coal · 905 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- EC Chorzów Elcho · Coal · 226 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Murcki-Staszic power station · Coal · 40 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- EC Knurów · Coal · 8 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Katowice nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 200 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
Location
Coordinates 50.2325, 18.851944 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Halemba power station?
Halemba power station is a 640 MW coal power plant in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, commissioned in 1960.
Who operates Halemba power station?
Halemba power station is operated by TAURON Polska Energia SA [100%].
How much CO₂ does Halemba power station emit?
Halemba power station has measured emissions of about 23,704 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).