| # | Plant | Fuel | Country | t CO₂/yr | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bełchatów | Coal | Poland | 26,248,237 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 2 | Opole | Coal | Poland | 8,945,659 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 3 | Turów | Coal | Poland | 8,432,900 | Climate TRACE |
| 4 | Połaniec | Coal | Poland | 5,365,000 | Climate TRACE |
| 5 | Jaworzno III | Coal | Poland | 4,568,300 | Climate TRACE |
| 6 | Dolna Odra | Coal | Poland | 3,254,400 | Climate TRACE |
| 7 | Dąbrowa Górnicza Coking Plant power station | Gas | Poland | 3,062,755 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 8 | EC Siekierki | Coal | Poland | 2,948,459 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 9 | Rybnik | Coal | Poland | 2,788,000 | Climate TRACE |
| 10 | Gdańsk CCGT power station | Gas | Poland | 2,160,470 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 11 | Stalowa Wola | Coal | Poland | 2,137,600 | Climate TRACE |
| 12 | EC Żerań | Coal | Poland | 1,904,763 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 13 | Łaziska | Coal | Poland | 1,853,135 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 14 | Ostrołęka B | Coal | Poland | 1,602,165 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 15 | CEZ Skawina | Coal | Poland | 1,586,400 | Climate TRACE |
| 16 | EC Kraków 1 | Coal | Poland | 1,554,173 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 17 | Łagisza | Coal | Poland | 1,141,324 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 18 | EC Wrocław | Coal | Poland | 1,100,199 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 19 | Krakow-Leg power station | Coal | Poland | 1,061,160 | Climate TRACE |
| 20 | Poznań Karolin EC-II | Coal | Poland | 1,013,400 | Climate TRACE |
| 21 | Poznan Karolin power station | Gas | Poland | 1,003,627 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 22 | EC Włocławek | Gas | Poland | 944,470 | Climate TRACE |
| 23 | Puławy | Coal | Poland | 921,758 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 24 | Pątnów I | Coal | Poland | 858,261 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 25 | EC Łódź-4 | Coal | Poland | 767,361 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 26 | EC Zielona Góra | Gas | Poland | 746,180 | Climate TRACE |
| 27 | Synthos Oswiecim power station | Gas | Poland | 705,210 | Climate TRACE |
| 28 | EC Gdańsk | Coal | Poland | 705,180 | Climate TRACE |
| 29 | Bydgoszcz power station | Gas | Poland | 663,718 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 30 | EC Łódź-3 | Coal | Poland | 641,070 | Climate TRACE |
| 31 | Gdynia-3 power station | Gas | Poland | 639,172 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 32 | ZW Nowa power station | Coal | Poland | 616,390 | Climate TRACE |
| 33 | EC Chorzów Elcho | Coal | Poland | 607,500 | Climate TRACE |
| 34 | EC Bydgoszcz II | Coal | Poland | 563,360 | Climate TRACE |
| 35 | EC Zakłady Chemiczne Police | Coal | Poland | 517,238 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 36 | EC Oświęcim | Coal | Poland | 512,283 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 37 | EC Gorzów | Gas | Poland | 481,010 | Climate TRACE |
| 38 | Pomorzany | Coal | Poland | 433,860 | Climate TRACE |
| 39 | Lublin Power Station | Coal | Poland | 428,008 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 40 | EC Katowice | Coal | Poland | 419,902 | Climate TRACE |
| 41 | EC Lublin Wrotków | Gas | Poland | 396,285 | Climate TRACE |
| 42 | Gorzow power station | Coal | Poland | 374,932 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 43 | Swiecie Pulp Mill power station | Other | Poland | 365,860 | Climate TRACE |
| 44 | EC Zofiówka | Coal | Poland | 302,233 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 45 | EC Będzin | Coal | Poland | 284,230 | Climate TRACE |
| 46 | EC Azoty Tarnów | Coal | Poland | 251,730 | Climate TRACE |
| 47 | EC Toruń | Gas | Poland | 251,010 | Climate TRACE |
| 48 | EC Rzeszów | Gas | Poland | 232,160 | Climate TRACE |
| 49 | EC Białystok | Coal | Poland | 219,879 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 50 | EC Tychy | Coal | Poland | 210,460 | Climate TRACE |
| 51 | AZOTY POLICE | Coal | Poland | 207,210 | Climate TRACE |
| 52 | EC Czechnica | Coal | Poland | 191,881 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 53 | EC Bielsko-Północ 2 | Oil | Poland | 191,260 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 54 | Blachownia | Gas | Poland | 183,671 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 55 | Bielsko-Biala power station | Coal | Poland | 183,245 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 56 | EC Zabrze | Coal | Poland | 179,100 | Climate TRACE |
| 57 | Gdynia | Coal | Poland | 170,310 | Climate TRACE |
| 58 | EC Kielce | Biomass | Poland | 168,141 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 59 | EC Bielsko-Biała 1 | Gas | Poland | 161,860 | Climate TRACE |
| 60 | EC Mondi Świecie | Coal | Poland | 150,587 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 61 | EC Opolszczyzna - ECO | Coal | Poland | 146,796 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 62 | EC Grudziądz | Coal | Poland | 139,075 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 63 | EC Siedlce | Gas | Poland | 138,743 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 64 | EC Mielec | Coal | Poland | 119,423 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 65 | EC Pruszków | Coal | Poland | 106,441 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 66 | Gliwice Works power station | Coal | Poland | 103,609 | Climate TRACE |
| 67 | EC Zgierz | Coal | Poland | 100,086 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 68 | EC Nowa Sarzyna | Gas | Poland | 91,433 | EU ETS |
| 69 | AZOTY KEDZIERZYN | Coal | Poland | 80,943 | Climate TRACE |
| 70 | EC Pniówek | Gas | Poland | 73,830 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 71 | EC Zduńska Wola | Coal | Poland | 69,656 | EU ETS |
| 72 | EC WSK Rzeszów | Coal | Poland | 67,818 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 73 | EC GIGA | Coal | Poland | 67,770 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 74 | EC Janikosoda | Coal | Poland | 65,317 | EU ETS |
| 75 | EC Elbląg | Coal | Poland | 51,728 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 76 | EC Kalisz-Piwonice | Coal | Poland | 49,701 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 77 | EC Miechowice | Coal | Poland | 48,566 | Climate TRACE |
| 78 | EC Marcel | Coal | Poland | 43,836 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 79 | EC Moszczenica | Coal | Poland | 36,292 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 80 | EC Knurów | Coal | Poland | 32,143 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 81 | EC Soda Mątwy | Coal | Poland | 28,348 | EU ETS |
| 82 | Turek power station | Gas | Poland | 26,726 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 83 | Halemba power station | Coal | Poland | 23,704 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 84 | Wierzchowice Ugs power station | Gas | Poland | 22,020 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 85 | Kozienice | Coal | Poland | 20,899 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 86 | EC Bydgoszcz I | Coal | Poland | 20,471 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 87 | EC Władysławowo | Gas | Poland | 15,858 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 88 | Konin | Coal | Poland | 777 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
| 89 | Szczecin | Coal | Poland | 129 | EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) |
Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ from EPA/EU ETS/Climate TRACE; CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.
Bełchatów (Poland) ranks #1 with 26,248,237 t co₂/yr.
This ranking covers 89 power plants in in Poland.
1. Bełchatów (26,248,237); 2. Opole (8,945,659); 3. Turów (8,432,900).
