Hodonin power station — Czech Republic
Coal power plant in South Moravian, Czech Republic. Approximate location 48.8474, 17.1197.
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Hodonin power station is a 107 MW coal power station in South Moravian, Czech Republic. It is operated by CEZ Group. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 134k homes (estimated). It ranks #36 of 481 Czech Republic power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1957, it is around 69 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 7,703 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 1.8k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 35.2% of Czech Republic's electricity; the national grid averages 401 gCO₂/kWh (59.2% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1019165.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000101781; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 107 MW, Hodonin power station is below the median coal plant in Czech Republic (165 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.
7,703 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 Czech Republic coal capacity
- 1.1% of 9,811 MW across 32 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 28 dated coal plants in Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by CEZ Group. 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 48.8°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 34% 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: 71/100 — 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.
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 #23 largest coal power plant of 32 in Czech Republic by capacity.
Czech Republic has 32 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 9,811 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
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- Pánov Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2.1 MW · South Moravian
- Ratíškovice Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2.2 MW · South Moravian
- Sudoměřice Solar Power Plant · Solar · 3.5 MW · South Moravian
- Moravský Žižkov Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.2 MW · South Moravian
Location
Coordinates 48.8474, 17.1197 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Hodonin power station?
Hodonin power station is a 107 MW coal power plant in South Moravian, Czech Republic, commissioned in 1957.
Who operates Hodonin power station?
Hodonin power station is operated by CEZ Group.
How much CO₂ does Hodonin power station emit?
Hodonin power station has measured emissions of about 7,703 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).