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PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia

Gas power plant in Bratislavsky, Slovakia. Approximate location 48.1775, 17.1548.

GasBratislavskySlovakiaCCGT · HRSGCO₂ measured

PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia is a 218 MW gas power station in Bratislavsky, Slovakia. It is operated by PPC Energy [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 2 GWh, it can supply roughly 428 homes. It ranks #9 of 37 Slovakia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1998, it is around 28 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 85,428 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 20k 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).

218Source-backed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
2GWh reported / yr
428homes powered
85,428t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))
1998commissioned (~28 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0042640.

Data status

Known data

FacilityPPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia WRI
CountrySlovakia · Bratislavsky WRI
Coordinates48.1775, 17.1548 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity218 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerPPC Energy [100%] WRI
Commissioned1998 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG WRI
GWh reported / yr2 GWh/yr WRI
CO₂ emissions85,428 t CO₂/yr measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#9 of 37 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 of 8 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.73× · 80 MW median · 8 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent428 calculated from reported generation
Climate10.1°C · HDD 3,017 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 28/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000400633); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 218 MW, PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia is well above 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.

85,428 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

20kpassenger cars driven for a year
11khomes' yearly energy use
1.4 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Slovakia

Malzenice CCGT Power Plant Slovakia: 436 MW436Malzenice …PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia: 218 MW218PPC Bratis…Slovnaft Refinery power station: 163 MW163Slovnaft R…Levice CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia: 80 MW80Levice CCG…Považská Bystrica power station: 64 MW64Považská B…Panické Dravce power station: 50 MW50Panické Dr…Kosice power station: 37 MW37Kosice pow…Martinska power station: 28 MW28Martinska …

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

Owner

Operated by PPC Energy [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 temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 48.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

10.1°Cannual mean temp
3,017heating degree-days (base 18°C)
136cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
127 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 0 °CJF: 1 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 10 °CAM: 15 °CMJ: 18 °CJJ: 20 °CJA: 20 °CAS: 16 °CSO: 10 °CON: 4 °CND: 1 °CD20 °C

Heating degree-days here run 23% 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: 63/100 — this site sits in the mid 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
28/100environmental-severity index
20.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
377 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #2 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

Location

Coordinates 48.1775, 17.1548 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia?

PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia is a 218 MW source-record gas power plant in Bratislavsky, Slovakia, commissioned in 1998.

How much electricity does PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia generate?

PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia generates about 2 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 428 homes.

Who operates PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia?

PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia is operated by PPC Energy [100%].

How much CO₂ does PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia emit?

PPC Bratislava CCGT CHP Power Plant Slovakia has measured emissions of about 85,428 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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