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Tiszai Erőmű

Gas power plant in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary. Approximate location 47.9178, 21.0784.

GasBorsod-Abauj-ZemplenHungaryCCGT · HRSGPre Construction

Tiszai Erőmű is a 864 MW gas power station in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary. It is operated by MVM GTER Gazturbinás Eromu Zrt [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 973k homes (estimated). It ranks #5 of 37 Hungary power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 20.3% of Hungary's electricity; the national grid averages 163 gCO₂/kWh (75.3% low-carbon) (2025).

864Legacy source-record capacity
2HRSG unit(s)
973,110homes powered (est.)
2026Pre Construction year

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1020247.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTiszai Erőmű WRI
CountryHungary · Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen WRI
Coordinates47.9178, 21.0784 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity864 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerMVM GTER Gazturbinás Eromu Zrt [100%] WRI
Commissioned2026 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,362,355 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#5 of 37 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 of 20 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers7.85× · 110 MW median · 20 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent973,110 calculated
Climate10.0°C · HDD 3,081 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 29/100 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 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: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 864 MW, Tiszai Erőmű is well above the median gas plant in Hungary (110 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “pre construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Hungary

Szeged Energy power station: 920 MW920Szeged Ene…Tiszai Erőmű: 864 MW864Tiszai Erő…Dunamenti Erőmű: 783 MW783Dunamenti …Gönyűi Erőmű: 427 MW427Gönyűi Erő…Alpiq Csepel Erőmű: 402 MW402Alpiq Csep…Kelenföldi Erőmű: 178 MW178Kelenföldi…Sajoszoged power station: 155 MW155Sajoszoged…Liter power station: 123 MW123Liter powe…

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

Owner

Operated by MVM GTER Gazturbinás Eromu Zrt [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 47.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

10.0°Cannual mean temp
3,081heating degree-days (base 18°C)
196cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
91 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -2 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 11 °CAM: 16 °CMJ: 19 °CJJ: 21 °CJA: 20 °CAS: 16 °CSO: 10 °CON: 4 °CND: 0 °CD21 °C

Heating degree-days here run 25% 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: 65/100 — 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)
29/100environmental-severity index
22.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
630 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 20 in Hungary by capacity.

Hungary has 20 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 4,706 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 47.9178, 21.0784 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Tiszai Erőmű?

Tiszai Erőmű is a 864 MW source-record gas power plant in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary, planned/announced for 2026.

How many homes can Tiszai Erőmű power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 973,110 homes (estimated).

Who operates Tiszai Erőmű?

Tiszai Erőmű is operated by MVM GTER Gazturbinás Eromu Zrt [100%].

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