Petrokemija Kutina power station — Croatia

Petrokemija Kutina power station is a 35 MW gas power plant in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia. It is operated by Petrokemija dd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 39k homes (estimated). It ranks #23 of 28 Croatia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1983, it is around 43 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 344,902 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 80k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 18.8% of Croatia's electricity; the national grid averages 158 gCO₂/kWh (76.3% low-carbon) (2025).

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

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400055; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 35 MW, Petrokemija Kutina power station is below the median gas plant in Croatia (89 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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.

344,902 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).

Key facts

Share of Croatia gas capacity

2.2% of 1,600 MW across 7 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

4 of 6 dated gas plants in Croatia are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Croatia

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Petrokemija dd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 45.5°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 #7 largest gas power plant of 7 in Croatia by capacity.

Croatia has 7 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,600 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Sisak Thermal Power Plant Croatia · Oil · 420 MW · Sisacko-Moslavacka
• Prijedor power station · Gas · 600 MW · Srpska
• Zagreb Te-To CHP Power Plant Croatia · Gas · 328 MW · Grad Zagreb
• Zagreb El-To CHP Power Plant Croatia · Gas · 86.8 MW · Grad Zagreb
• Jertovec CCGT Power Plant Croatia · Gas · 78 MW · Krapinsko-Zagorska
• Kamengrad Thermal Power Plant · Coal · 430 MW · Una-Sana Canton

Location

Coordinates 45.47129, 16.79232 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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