Murcki-Staszic power station is a 40 MW coal power plant in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by Katowicki Holding Węglowy SA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 50k homes (estimated). It ranks #146 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. 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 GEM_coa_murckistaszic_polan.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 40 MW, Murcki-Staszic power station is below 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.
Key facts
- Share of Poland coal capacity
- less than 0.1% 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)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Poland
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Katowicki Holding Węglowy SA.
Climate zone & how it works
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.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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 #72 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
- EC Tychy · Coal · 105 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Katowice nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 200 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- EC Katowice · Coal · 135 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Halemba power station · Coal · 640 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Łaziska · Coal · 905 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
- Jaworzno power station · Gas · 600 MW · Silesian Voivodeship
Location
Coordinates 50.180556, 19.007222 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Murcki-Staszic power station?
Murcki-Staszic power station is a 40 MW coal power plant in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
Who operates Murcki-Staszic power station?
Murcki-Staszic power station is operated by Katowicki Holding Węglowy SA.