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Trebovice power station — Czech Republic

Coal power plant in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic. Approximate location 49.8319, 18.2113.

CoalMoravian-SilesianCzech RepublicAnnouncedCO₂ measured

Trebovice power station is a 177 MW coal power station in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic. It ranks #22 of 481 Czech Republic power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 662,428 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 154k 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).

177MW installed capacity
662,428t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))
1994Announced

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1075830.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTrebovice power station WRI
CountryCzech Republic · Moravian-Silesian WRI
Coordinates49.8319, 18.2113 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity177 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000101789; operating plant capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerVeolia Ceska Republika AS WRI
Commissioned1994 WRI
CO₂ emissions662,428 t CO₂·a⁻¹ measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#22 / 481 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#14 / 32 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.07× · 165 MW · n=32 calculated
Climate8.5°C · HDD 3,452 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 26/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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/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 · 2026 · L100000101789; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 177 MW, Trebovice power station is around the median coal plant in Czech Republic (165 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

662,428 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

154kpassenger cars driven for a year
86khomes' yearly energy use
11 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).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #14 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 49.8319, 18.2113 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Trebovice power station?

Trebovice power station is a 177 MW coal power plant in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic, Announced 1994.

How much CO₂ does Trebovice power station emit?

Trebovice power station has measured emissions of about 662,428 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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