Lőrinci Gázturbinás Erőmű is a 173 MW oil power station in Heves, Hungary. It is operated by MVM Balance Zrt [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 4 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.2k homes. It ranks #15 of 37 Hungary power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2000, it is around 26 years old — long-established. In context, oil supplies about 1.0% of Hungary's electricity; the national grid averages 163 gCO₂/kWh (75.3% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1020254.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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 · L100000406402; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as OCGT. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 0%, from 4 GWh of reported generation
- Generation trend
- 5 GWh in 2015 and 4 GWh in 2017 (−18%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 5 GWh; 2016: 2 GWh
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 MVM Balance Zrt [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 47.7°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 21% 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: 62/100 — this site sits in the mid 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
Hungary has 1 oil power plant in this dataset, together about 173 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Visonta · Solar · 14.4 MW · Heves
- Matra power station · Coal · 944 MW · Heves
- Matraterenye power station · Coal · 49.9 MW · Nógrád
- Újpesti power station · Gas · 110 MW · Budapest
- Kispesti Erőmű · Gas · 109.2 MW · Budapest
- North Buda power station · Gas · 50 MW · Pest
Location
Coordinates 47.7164, 19.6778 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Lőrinci Gázturbinás Erőmű?
Lőrinci Gázturbinás Erőmű is a 173 MW oil power plant in Heves, Hungary, commissioned in 2000.
How much electricity does Lőrinci Gázturbinás Erőmű generate?
Lőrinci Gázturbinás Erőmű generates about 4 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Lőrinci Gázturbinás Erőmű?
Lőrinci Gázturbinás Erőmű is operated by MVM Balance Zrt [100%].