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Oroszlány power station — Hungary

Coal power plant in Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary. Approximate location 47.5017, 18.2701.

CoalKomarom-EsztergomHungarysubcriticalMothballed

Oroszlány power station is a 250 MW coal power station in Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary. It ranks #13 of 37 Hungary power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1962, it is around 64 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 3.4% of Hungary's electricity; the national grid averages 163 gCO₂/kWh (75.3% low-carbon) (2025).

250MW installed capacity
1962commissioned (~64 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1020252.

Data status

Known data

FacilityOroszlány power station WRI
CountryHungary · Komarom-Esztergom WRI
Coordinates47.5017, 18.2701 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity250 MW WRI GPPD; source record
OwnerMVM Vertesi Eromu Zrt WRI
Commissioned1962 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#13 / 37 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#7 / 10 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.62× · 400 MW · n=10 calculated
Climate10.0°C · HDD 3,047 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 28/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 130 MW for Oroszlány power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 250 MW, Oroszlány power station is below the median coal plant in Hungary (400 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #7 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

Location

Coordinates 47.5017, 18.2701 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Oroszlány power station?

Oroszlány power station is a 250 MW coal power plant in Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary, commissioned in 1962.

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