Trinec-E3 power station — Czech Republic
Coal power plant in Moravskoslezsky, Czech Republic. Approximate location 49.684, 18.6476.
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Trinec-E3 power station is a 62 MW coal power plant in Moravskoslezsky, Czech Republic. It is operated by Energetika Trinec AS. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 78k homes (estimated). It ranks #44 of 481 Czech Republic power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1974, it is around 52 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its modelled annual emissions are 189,830 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 44k 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-453.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 32 MW for Trinec-E3 power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 62 MW, Trinec-E3 power station is below the median coal plant in Czech Republic (165 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.
~189,830 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Czech Republic coal capacity
- 0.6% of 9,811 MW across 32 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 15 of 28 dated coal plants in Czech Republic are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Czech Republic
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Energetika Trinec AS.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 49.7°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 66% 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: 85/100 — 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
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 #28 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
- Frýdek-Místek - Beskydská Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2.3 MW · Moravian-Silesian
- Frýdek-Místek - ClearEnergy Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Moravskoslezsky
- Bruzovice Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.9 MW · Moravian-Silesian
- Karvina power station · Coal · 125 MW · Moravian-Silesian
- Pržno Solar Power Plant · Solar · 3 MW · Moravian-Silesian
- Čeladná Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.4 MW · Moravskoslezsky
Location
Coordinates 49.684, 18.6476 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Trinec-E3 power station?
Trinec-E3 power station is a 62 MW coal power plant in Moravskoslezsky, Czech Republic, commissioned in 1974.
Who operates Trinec-E3 power station?
Trinec-E3 power station is operated by Energetika Trinec AS.
How much CO₂ does Trinec-E3 power station emit?
Trinec-E3 power station has modelled emissions of about 189,830 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).