Oława is a 4 MW hydro power plant in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by PGE. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 4.0k homes (estimated). It ranks #221 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 1.0% 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 WRI1061542.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 4 MW, Oława is around the median hydro plant in Poland (4 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Poland hydro capacity
- 0.2% of 2,169 MW across 32 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 hydro plants in Poland
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PGE. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.9°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 38% 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: 73/100 — this site sits in the top 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 #15 largest hydro power plant of 32 in Poland by capacity.
Poland has 32 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 2,169 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Siechnice power station · Gas · 179 MW · Dolnośląskie
- EC Czechnica · Coal · 110 MW · Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- FW Pągów · Wind · 51 MW · Opole Voivodeship
- EC Wrocław · Coal · 263 MW · Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Dobrzeń · Hydro · 2 MW · Opole Voivodeship
- Opole · Coal · 1,492 MW · Opole Voivodeship
Location
Coordinates 50.9374, 17.3401 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Oława?
Oława is a 4 MW hydro power plant in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
Who operates Oława?
Oława is operated by PGE.