Považská Bystrica power station is a 64 MW gas power plant in Trencin, Slovakia. It is operated by Teplaren Považská Bystrica sro [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 72k homes (estimated). It ranks #16 of 37 Slovakia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2009, it is around 17 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 104,104 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 24k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 11.3% of Slovakia's electricity; the national grid averages 95 gCO₂/kWh (85.2% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_povazskabystrica_slovak.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407848; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 64 MW, Považská Bystrica power station is below the median gas plant in Slovakia (80 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.
104,104 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 Slovakia gas capacity
- 5.9% of 1,076 MW across 8 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 8 dated gas plants in Slovakia 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 Slovakia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Teplaren Považská Bystrica sro [100%].
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 warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 49.1°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 52% 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: 80/100 — 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 #5 largest gas power plant of 8 in Slovakia by capacity.
Slovakia has 8 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,076 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Povazska Bystrica Hydroelectric Power Plant Slovakia · Hydro · 55.2 MW · Trenciansky
- Nosice Hydroelectric Power Plant Slovakia · Hydro · 67.5 MW · Nitriansky
- Miskova Hydroelectric Power Plant Slovakia · Hydro · 93.6 MW · Zilinsky
- Ilava Hydroelectric Power Plant Slovakia · Hydro · 15 MW · Nitriansky
- Hricov Hydroelectric Power Plant Slovakia · Hydro · 31.5 MW · Zilinsky
- Dubnica nad Vahom Hydroelectric Power Plant Slovakia · Hydro · 16.5 MW · Nitriansky
Location
Coordinates 49.1154, 18.4246 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Považská Bystrica power station?
Považská Bystrica power station is a 64 MW gas power plant in Trencin, Slovakia, commissioned in 2009.
Who operates Považská Bystrica power station?
Považská Bystrica power station is operated by Teplaren Považská Bystrica sro [100%].
How much CO₂ does Považská Bystrica power station emit?
Považská Bystrica power station has measured emissions of about 104,104 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).