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Martinska power station

Gas power plant in Zilina, Slovakia. Approximate location 49.059218, 18.907019.

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Martinska power station is a 27.9 MW gas power plant in Zilina, Slovakia. It is operated by MH Teplarensky holding AS [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 31k homes (estimated). It ranks #26 of 37 Slovakia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2020, it is around 6 years old — recently built. Its annual emissions of 33,781 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 7.9k 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).

27.9MW installed capacity
31,423homes powered (est.)
33,781t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))
2020commissioned (~6 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityMartinska power station GEM-GOGPT
CountrySlovakia · Zilina GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates49.059218, 18.907019 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity27.9 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerMH Teplarensky holding AS [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2020 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyEngine GEM-GOGPT
CO₂ emissions33,781 t CO₂·a⁻¹ measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#26 / 37 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#8 / 8 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.35× · 80 MW · n=8 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent31,423 calculated
Climate6.6°C · HDD 4,128 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 25/100 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 27.9 MW, Martinska 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.

33,781 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

7.9kpassenger cars driven for a year
4.4khomes' yearly energy use
563ktree 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%].

Local climate & thermal context

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 49.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

6.6°Cannual mean temp
4,128heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
576 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -4 °CJF: -2 °CFM: 2 °CMA: 6 °CAM: 12 °CMJ: 15 °CJJ: 16 °CJA: 16 °CAS: 12 °CSO: 7 °CON: 2 °CND: -2 °CD16 °C

Heating degree-days here run 68% 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: 86/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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

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)
25/100environmental-severity index
20.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
569 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 #8 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 49.059218, 18.907019 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Martinska power station?

Martinska power station is a 27.9 MW gas power plant in Zilina, Slovakia, commissioned in 2020.

How many homes can Martinska power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 31,423 homes (estimated).

Who operates Martinska power station?

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

How much CO₂ does Martinska power station emit?

Martinska power station has measured emissions of about 33,781 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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