Power plants in Poland
A directory of 244 power-plant records in Poland with a combined listed capacity of 52,518 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.
Scope correction checked 6 October 2026: the Kozienice station total already includes its operating coal units. Two overlapping historical source records are excluded from station aggregates; their Kozienice and Kozienice II cards remain available. Ostrołęka B is included at 690 MWe. These are listed dataset capacities, not an independently verified current national fleet total.
Power mix by fuel (Poland)
Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Poland electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
The state of Poland’s power emissions
Across the 89 Poland power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 102 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Bełchatów (coal), accounts for about 26% of that 89-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA, TAURON Wytwarzanie S.A., Enea Połaniec S.A. — control roughly 71% of that 89-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.
Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)
Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)
CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.
Largest plants in Poland
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bełchatów | Coal | 5,030 |
| 2 | Kozienice | Coal | 3,994 |
| 3 | Turów | Coal | 1,948 |
| 4 | Dolna Odra | Coal | 1,830 |
| 5 | Rybnik | Coal | 1,720 |
| 6 | Opalenie power station | Coal | 1,660 |
| 7 | Połaniec | Coal | 1,657 |
| 8 | Pulawy power station (Vattenfall) | Coal | 1,620 |
| 9 | Lublin Power Station | Coal | 1,600 |
| 10 | Pólnoc power station | Coal | 1,600 |
| 11 | Opole | Coal | 1,492 |
| 12 | Jaworzno III | Coal | 1,345 |
| 13 | Pątnów I | Coal | 1,244 |
| 14 | Czeczott power station | Coal | 1,000 |
| 15 | Kedzierzyn CCS Project | Coal | 910 |
| 16 | Łaziska | Coal | 905 |
| 17 | Legnica Power Station | Coal | 800 |
| 18 | Piast Ruch Power Station | Coal | 800 |
| 19 | Puchaczow power station | Coal | 800 |
| 20 | Żarnowiec | Hydro | 780 |
Browse by fuel
Power plants in Poland by region
Cite this
Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Poland. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/poland/
Frequently asked questions
How many power plants are in Poland?
There are 218 current or operating power-plant records in Poland in this open dataset, with about 52,518 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.
What is the largest power plant in Poland?
Bełchatów is the largest at about 5,030 MW (coal).
What fuels generate electricity in Poland?
The most common plant type in this dataset is coal (89 records), across 8 fuel types in total.
How clean is Poland's electricity grid?
Poland's grid carbon intensity is about 589 gCO₂/kWh, with 31.5% low-carbon generation (Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0)).