Počerady — Czech Republic

Počerady is a 840 MW gas power station in Ustecky, Czech Republic. It is operated by CEZ Group. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 946k homes (estimated). It ranks #5 of 481 Czech Republic power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 5.4% of Czech Republic's electricity; the national grid averages 401 gCO₂/kWh (59.2% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1019205.

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 840 MW, Počerady is well above the median gas plant in Czech Republic (110 MW). 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.

Key facts

Share of Czech Republic gas capacity

37.8% of 2,223 MW across 10 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

7 of 10 dated gas plants in Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic

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

Owner

Operated by CEZ Group. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

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 50.4°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 35% 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: 71/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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 #1 largest gas power plant of 10 in Czech Republic by capacity.

Czech Republic has 10 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 2,223 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Pocerady power station · Coal · 1,000 MW · Ustecky
• Most Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2.1 MW · Ustecky
• Sedlec Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.5 MW · Ustecky
• Žatec Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.3 MW · Ustecky
• Komorany power station · Coal · 197 MW · Ustecky
• Louny Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Ustecky

Location

Coordinates 50.4267, 13.6747 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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