Matra power station is a 944 MW coal power station in Heves, Hungary. It is operated by Kraftwerk Mátra gAG. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.2 million homes (estimated). It ranks #3 of 37 Hungary power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1983, it is around 43 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 3.4% 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 WRI1020248.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000102023; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 944 MW, Matra power station is well above the median coal plant in Hungary (400 MW). Technically it is described as Ansaldo Energia: GT26; subcritical. 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.
Key facts
- Share of Hungary coal capacity
- 22.0% of 4,289 MW across 10 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 5 of 7 dated coal plants in Hungary are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Hungary
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Kraftwerk Mátra gAG.
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 47.8°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 24% 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: 63/100 — 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
The #2 largest coal power plant of 10 in Hungary by capacity.
Hungary has 10 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 4,289 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Visonta · Solar · 14.4 MW · Heves
- Matraterenye power station · Coal · 49.9 MW · Nógrád
- Lőrinci Gázturbinás Erőmű · Oil · 173 MW · Heves
- Kralova Hydroelectric Power Plant Slovakia · Hydro · 45.1 MW · Nograd
- Bukkabrany · Solar · 20 MW · Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen
- Miskolc Hold power station · Gas · 64 MW · Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Location
Coordinates 47.7886, 20.066 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Matra power station?
Matra power station is a 944 MW coal power plant in Heves, Hungary, commissioned in 1983.
Who operates Matra power station?
Matra power station is operated by Kraftwerk Mátra gAG.