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TAMEH OSTRAVA

Coal power plant in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic. Approximate location 49.7943, 18.3146.

CoalMoravian-SilesianCzech RepublicCO₂ modelled

TAMEH OSTRAVA is a 229 MW coal power station in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 287k homes (estimated). It ranks #20 of 481 Czech Republic power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 701,170 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 163k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 35.2% of Czech Republic's electricity; the national grid averages 401 gCO₂/kWh (59.2% low-carbon) (2025).

229Legacy source-record capacity
286,577homes powered (est.)
701,170t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-444.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTAMEH OSTRAVA Climate TRACE
CountryCzech Republic · Moravian-Silesian Climate TRACE
Coordinates49.7943, 18.3146 Climate TRACE
FuelCoal Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity229 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions701,170 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#20 of 481 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#12 of 32 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.39× · 165 MW median · 32 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent286,577 calculated
Climate8.2°C · HDD 3,542 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 26/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: Climate TRACE source-record capacity (modelled/legacy); fuel: Climate TRACE source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 229 MW, TAMEH OSTRAVA is well above the median coal plant in Czech Republic (165 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~701,170 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

163kpassenger cars driven for a year
91khomes' yearly energy use
12 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Czech Republic

Pocerady power station: 1,000 MW1kPocerady p…Melnik power station: 960 MW960Melnik pow…Chvaletice power station: 820 MW820Chvaletice…Detmarovice power station: 800 MW800Detmarovic…Prunerov: 800 MW800PrunerovTusimice power station: 800 MW800Tusimice p…Ledvice power station: 770 MW770Ledvice po…Kladno: 457 MW457Kladno

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

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 49.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

8.2°Cannual mean temp
3,542heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
295 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -2 °CJF: -1 °CFM: 4 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 13 °CMJ: 16 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 13 °CSO: 9 °CON: 3 °CND: 0 °CD18 °C

Heating degree-days here run 44% 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: 77/100 — 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

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)
26/100environmental-severity index
19.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
485 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 #12 largest coal power plant of 32 in Czech Republic by capacity.

Czech Republic has 32 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 9,811 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 49.7943, 18.3146 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is TAMEH OSTRAVA?

TAMEH OSTRAVA is a 229 MW source-record coal power plant in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic.

How many homes can TAMEH OSTRAVA power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 286,577 homes (estimated).

How much CO₂ does TAMEH OSTRAVA emit?

TAMEH OSTRAVA has modelled emissions of about 701,170 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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