Vresova TPS power station — Czech Republic
Coal power plant in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Approximate location 50.255816, 12.695936.
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Vresova TPS power station is a 400 MW coal power station in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. It is operated by Sokolovská Uhelná AS [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 501k homes (estimated). It ranks #15 of 481 Czech Republic power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1995, it is around 31 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 1,243,214 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 290k 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 GEM_coa_vresovatps_czech.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 400 MW, Vresova TPS power station is well above 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.
1,243,214 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Czech Republic coal capacity
- 4.1% of 9,811 MW across 32 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 21 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 Sokolovská Uhelná AS [100%].
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 50.3°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 60% 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: 83/100 — 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 #9 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
- Vřesová · Gas · 400 MW · Karlovarsky
- Hory Solar Power Plant · Solar · 3.8 MW · Karlovarsky
- Tisova power station · Coal · 276 MW · Karlovarsky
- Markersbach · Hydro · 1,046 MW · Saxony
- Mrázov Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Karlovarsky
- Verne Solar Power Plant · Solar · 4.3 MW · Ustecky
Location
Coordinates 50.255816, 12.695936 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Vresova TPS power station?
Vresova TPS power station is a 400 MW coal power plant in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, commissioned in 1995.
Who operates Vresova TPS power station?
Vresova TPS power station is operated by Sokolovská Uhelná AS [100%].
How much CO₂ does Vresova TPS power station emit?
Vresova TPS power station has measured emissions of about 1,243,214 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).