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ISD Power station

Gas power plant in Budapest, Hungary. Approximate location 46.944381, 18.943775.

GasBudapestHungaryCCGT · HRSGCO₂ measured

ISD Power station is a 64.5 MW gas power plant in Budapest, Hungary. It is operated by ISD Power Energiatermelő és Szolgáltató Kft [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 73k homes (estimated). It ranks #24 of 37 Hungary power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 355,528 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 83k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 20.3% of Hungary's electricity; the national grid averages 163 gCO₂/kWh (75.3% low-carbon) (2025).

64.5MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
72,645homes powered (est.)
355,528t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityISD Power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryHungary · Budapest GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates46.944381, 18.943775 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity64.5 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000407820; operating plant capacity
OwnerISD Power Energiatermelő és Szolgáltató Kft [100%] GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT
CO₂ emissions355,528 t CO₂·a⁻¹ measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#24 / 37 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#14 / 20 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.59× · 110 MW · n=20 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent72,645 calculated
Environmental severityC2 · 29/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407820; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 64.5 MW, ISD Power station is below the median gas plant in Hungary (110 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.

355,528 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

83kpassenger cars driven for a year
46khomes' yearly energy use
5.9 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 Hungary

Szeged Energy power station: 920 MW920Szeged Ene…Tiszai Erőmű: 864 MW864Tiszai Erő…Dunamenti Erőmű: 783 MW783Dunamenti …Gönyűi Erőmű: 427 MW427Gönyűi Erő…Alpiq Csepel Erőmű: 402 MW402Alpiq Csep…Kelenföldi Erőmű: 178 MW178Kelenföldi…Sajoszoged power station: 155 MW155Sajoszoged…Liter power station: 123 MW123Liter powe…

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

Owner

Operated by ISD Power Energiatermelő és Szolgáltató Kft [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

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 46.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season mean
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
29/100environmental-severity index
21.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
434 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 #14 largest gas power plant of 20 in Hungary by capacity.

Hungary has 20 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 4,706 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 46.944381, 18.943775 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is ISD Power station?

ISD Power station is a 64.5 MW gas power plant in Budapest, Hungary.

How many homes can ISD Power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 72,645 homes (estimated).

Who operates ISD Power station?

ISD Power station is operated by ISD Power Energiatermelő és Szolgáltató Kft [100%].

How much CO₂ does ISD Power station emit?

ISD Power station has measured emissions of about 355,528 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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