Dolna Odra power station
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Dolna Odra power station is an operating power station of at least 1830-megawatts (MW) in Nowe Czarnowo, Gryfino, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as PGE Gryfino Dolna Odra.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Dolna Odra power station | Nowe Czarnowo, Gryfino, Gryfino, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland | 53.20778, 14.46722 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- CC 1, CC 2, Gryfino II, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8: 53.20778, 14.46722
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year | Equipment | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC 1 | Operating[2][3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[5] | 683[5][6] | combined cycle[7] | yes[8] | 2024[9][3][8] | – | GE Power: 9HA.01, GE Power: STF-D650[5] | no |
| CC 2 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[5] | 683[5][3] | combined cycle[7] | yes[8] | 2024[9][3][8] | – | GE Power: 9HA.01, GE Power: STF-D650[5] | no |
| Gryfino II | Pre-construction[10][11][12] | fossil gas: natural gas[12][13] | 588[10][12][13][14] | gas turbine[12] | – | 2030 (planned)[14] | – | not found | no |
| Unit 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous[15] | 222 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2020 | – | no |
| Unit 2 | Retired | coal: bituminous[15] | 232 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2020 | – | no |
| Unit 3 | Retired | coal: bituminous[15] | 215 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2014 | – | no |
| Unit 4 | Retired | coal: bituminous[15] | 215 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2012 | – | no |
| Unit 5 | Retired[16] | coal: bituminous[15] | 222 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2025[17][18] | – | no |
| Unit 6 | Retired[16] | coal: bituminous[15] | 222 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2025[16][17][18] | – | no |
| Unit 7 | Operating | coal: bituminous[15] | 232 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2026 (planned)[16][17] | – | no |
| Unit 8 | Operating | coal: bituminous[15] | 232 | subcritical | – | 1977 | 2026 (planned)[16][17] | – | no |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| CC 1 | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
| CC 2 | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
| Gryfino II | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 1 | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 8 | PGE Zespol Elek Dolna Odra SA [100%][8] | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): domestic
Ownership Tree
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Background
Dolna Odra Power Station is a coal-fired power station at Nowe Czarnowo near Gryfino in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It consists of 8 units, with capacities ranging from 215 to 232 MW. It was commissioned from 1974 to 1977.[19]
Units 3-4 were retired in 2012 and 2014. Units 1-2 are on standby.[20] According to Montel News, units 1-2 are planned to shut down on 1 January 2021.[21] Units 1-2 were retired on December 31, 2020.[22]
As of November 2024, Units 5-8 were planned to retire at the end of 2025.[23]
In September 2025, PGE announced plans to decommission coal units at Dolna Odra in two stages: two units would retire by the end of 2025, while the remaining two units would retire at the end of August 2026.[24]
In October 2025, PGE reportedly reached an agreement with unions on a 250 million zloty (US$69 million) package for workers affected by the impending closure of coal units at Dolna Odra. The company agreed to give employees opting to continue working priority for positions elsewhere within the group’s operations. Workers within four years of retirement were guaranteed 80% of their salary, while workers opting for voluntary redundancy were eligible for payments of up to 400,000 zloty (US$110,000) each.[25]
Two coal-fired units (#5 and #6) at the Dolna Odra power station were permanently shut down at the end of 2025. Units 7 and 8 were expected to be retired by the end of August 2026.[26]
Proposed gas-fired capacity
PGE has proposed adding up to 1,434 MW of gas-fired capacity at the power station. In June 2019, PGE said it was seeking a contractor to design, deliver, construct and commission two combined cycle gas turbine units of 650-717 MW each at the plant under a turnkey contract. Bids were due by July 31 and the completion of the investment is scheduled for December 2023. Both units will have the ability to cogenerate heat as well as electricity.[27]
Gas may be imported from Norway via the Baltic Pipe Project or Poland's Świnoujście Polskie LNG Terminal.[27]
In March of 2020 PGE placed a turbine order for the plant with GE.[28] By 2021 the construction site had been handed over to the contractor, and construction is currently under way at the site.[29][30] The project will use GE's 9.HA H-class turbine, capable of burning up to 50% hydrogen as part of its mix of fuels.[28]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Way: Elektrownia Dolna Odra (35222596)". OpenStreetMap. 2022-01-27. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182230/https://cleanerenergy.pl/2021/08/13/w-dolnej-odrze-zakonczono-kolejny-etap-budowy-blokow-gazowo-parowych/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "PGE Gryfino Dolna Odra H-Class power plant comes online in Poland". www.gevernova.com. Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
{{cite web}}: Text "GE Vernova News" ignored (help) - ↑ "Projekt Dolna Odra". www.polimex-mostostal.pl. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
{{cite web}}: Text "Polimex Mostostal S.A." ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124175132/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/dolna-odra-gas-fired-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "PGE aims to start 683 MW gas unit in a "few weeks"". MONTEL. 2024-10-02. Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183331/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge-led-consortium-build-two-high-efficiency-lower-emission-ha-combined-cycle-power. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124175313/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/natural-gas/061419-polands-pge-launches-tender-to-build-countrys-biggest-gas-plant. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Gazowe połączenie już jest, ale nowa elektrownia w Dolnej Odrze łapie opóźnienie". Parkiet. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://wbj.pl/pge-launches-tender-for-construction-of-another-600-mw-gas-power-plant-in-gryfino/post/147032.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://ceenergynews.com/oil-gas/pge-launched-a-tender-for-600-mw-gas-fired-power-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124175027/https://www.gkpge.pl/en/pge-group/about-group/pge-group-s-strategy. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.parkiet.com/energetyka/art41827841-wysyp-projektow-magazynow-energii-i-blokow-gazowych-pse-ujawnia-plany-spolek.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://www.gkpge.pl/grupa-pge/dla-mediow/komunikaty-prasowe/korporacyjne/pge-uruchomila-przetarg-na-budowe-kolejnej-elektrowni-gazowej-w-gryfinie-dolnej-odrze.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 https://www.wnp.pl/energia/dwa-bloki-weglowe-z-koncem-2025-r-zostaly-trwale-wylaczone%2C1018540.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Decyzją Zarządu PGE GiEK S.A. czas pracy Elektrowni Dolna Odra zostanie wydłużony, a wyłączenie bloków nastąpi w dwóch etapach". PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. 2025-09-17. Archived from the original on 2025-10-31.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://gs24.pl/zwiazkowcy-gwaltowne-odejscie-od-wegla-to-zaglada-2000-osob-w-gryfinie-straci-prace/ar/c1-18922765.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Dolna Odra CHP Coal Power Plant Poland," GEO, accessed March 2016
- ↑ "Beyond Coal EU Database," Beyond Coal EU, downloaded Nov 8, 2019
- ↑ "Polish utilities to close 2.1 GW of coal-fired plant in 2021". www.montelnews.com. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Basic Information," PGE, accessed 2021-01-15
- ↑ "Związkowcy: gwałtowne odejście od węgla to zagłada. 2000 osób w Gryfinie straci pracę?," Polska Press Sp. z o.o., November 6, 2024
- ↑ “Decyzją Zarządu PGE GiEK S.A. czas pracy Elektrowni Dolna Odra zostanie wydłużony, a wyłączenie bloków nastąpi w dwóch etapach,” PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A., September 17, 2025
- ↑ “Polish state power firm agrees €59m compensation package with workers at closing coal plant,” Notes from Poland, October 28, 2025
- ↑ "Dwa bloki węglowe z końcem 2025 r. zostały trwale wyłączone". wnp.pl. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 27.0 27.1 Adam Easton, "Poland's PGE launches tender to build country's biggest gas plant," S & P Global, June 14, 2019
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Poland’s Dolna Odra power plant to receive GE combined cycle units, GE, Mar 31, 2020
- ↑ "Dolnej Zakonczono Kolejny Etap Budowy Blokow Gazowo Parowych". Clean Energy Poland. Aug 13th, 2021. Retrieved May 25th, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Gazowy blok energetyczny wiodącym wariantem dla nowych mocy w elektrowni PGE GiEK w Rybniku, PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna, Jan 15, 2021
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