Czestochowa CHP power station

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Czestochowa CHP power station is an operating power station of at least 64-megawatts (MW) in Czestochowa, Śląskie, Poland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Czestochowa CHP power station	Czestochowa, Śląskie, Poland	50.8, 19.116667 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Operating	coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)	64	subcritical	2010	2027 (planned)

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner	Parent
Fortum Power and Heat Polska SP zoo [100%]	Fortum Oyj [100.0%]

Ownership Tree

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Background

The power station is owned by Fortum Power and Heat Sp Zoo and is located in Slaskie Province, Poland. The plant co-fires with woody biomass.

Coal retirement

In April 2022, Fortum announced that Czestochowa CHP power station and Zabrze power station would stop burning coal by 2035, as part of their efforts to decarbonize European assets.

In March 2024, Fortum's Sustainability 2023 report stated that the company would exit coal-fired electricity generation by 2027.

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Additional data

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