Jaworzno III is a 1,345 MW coal power station in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A.. Based on reported annual generation of 5,836 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes. It ranks #16 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 4,568,300 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.1 million 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 WRI1019038.
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 2,395 MW for Jaworzno 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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103261; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,345 MW, Jaworzno III is well above 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.
~4,568,300 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
- 50%, from 5,836 GWh of reported generation; the median for 24 coal plants in Poland that report generation is 45%
- Generation trend
- 4,395 GWh in 2015 and 5,836 GWh in 2017 (+33%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 5,836 GWh; 2016: 4,393 GWh
- Share of Poland coal capacity
- 2.8% of 47,959 MW across 93 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A.. 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 50.2°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 40% 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: 74/100 — 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 #13 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
- Jaworzno power station · Gas · 600 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Jaworzno II · Coal · 189 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- EC Będzin · Coal · 82 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- EC Katowice · Coal · 135 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Murcki-Staszic power station · Coal · 40 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Katowice nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 200 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
Location
Coordinates 50.2064, 19.2046 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Jaworzno III?
Jaworzno III is a 1,345 MW coal power plant in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
How much electricity does Jaworzno III generate?
Jaworzno III generates about 5,836 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Jaworzno III?
Jaworzno III is operated by TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A..
How much CO₂ does Jaworzno III emit?
Jaworzno III has modelled emissions of about 4,568,300 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).