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Kosice power station

Gas power plant in Košice, Slovakia. Approximate location 48.698047, 21.271726.

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Kosice power station is a 37.2 MW gas power plant in Košice, Slovakia. It is operated by MH Teplarensky holding AS [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 42k homes (estimated). It ranks #24 of 37 Slovakia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. Its annual emissions of 236,903 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 55k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 11.3% of Slovakia's electricity; the national grid averages 95 gCO₂/kWh (85.2% low-carbon) (2025).

37.2MW installed capacity
41,897homes powered (est.)
236,903t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))
2019commissioned (~7 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityKosice power station GEM-GOGPT
CountrySlovakia · Košice GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates48.698047, 21.271726 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity37.2 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerMH Teplarensky holding AS [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2019 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyEngine GEM-GOGPT
CO₂ emissions236,903 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#7 / 8 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.47× · 80 MW · n=8 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent41,897 calculated
Environmental severityC2 · 26/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 37.2 MW, Kosice power station is below the median gas plant in Slovakia (80 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. 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.

236,903 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

55kpassenger cars driven for a year
31khomes' yearly energy use
3.9 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 Slovakia

Malzenice CCGT Power Plant Slovakia: 436 MW436Malzenice …PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia: 218 MW218PPC Bratis…Slovnaft Refinery power station: 163 MW163Slovnaft R…Levice CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia: 80 MW80Levice CCG…Považská Bystrica power station: 64 MW64Považská B…Panické Dravce power station: 50 MW50Panické Dr…Kosice power station: 37 MW37Kosice pow…Martinska power station: 28 MW28Martinska …

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

Owner

Operated by MH Teplarensky holding AS [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 warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 48.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season mean
Warm-summer humid continental: 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)
26/100environmental-severity index
21.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
719 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 #7 largest gas power plant of 8 in Slovakia by capacity.

Slovakia has 8 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,076 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 48.698047, 21.271726 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Kosice power station?

Kosice power station is a 37.2 MW gas power plant in Košice, Slovakia, commissioned in 2019.

How many homes can Kosice power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 41,897 homes (estimated).

Who operates Kosice power station?

Kosice power station is operated by MH Teplarensky holding AS [100%].

How much CO₂ does Kosice power station emit?

Kosice power station has measured emissions of about 236,903 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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