Pomorzany power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Pomorzany power station is an operating power station of at least 134-megawatts (MW) in Szczecin, Zachodnio-Pomorskie, Poland with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pomorzany power station Szczecin, Szczecin, Zachodnio-Pomorskie, Poland 53.390996, 14.524786 (exact)
Loading map...

Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • IC 1, Unit 1, Unit 2: 53.390996, 14.524786

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
IC 1 Pre-construction[1][2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 24[2] internal combustion[2]
Unit 1 Operating coal: bituminous 67 subcritical yes 1961 2030 (planned)[1]
Unit 2 Operating coal: bituminous 67 subcritical yes 1961 2030 (planned)[1]

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
IC 1 PGE Energia Ciepła SA[3] PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA
Unit 1 PGE Energia Ciepła SA[3] PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA
Unit 2 PGE Energia Ciepła SA[3] PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

Ownership Tree

This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.

Background

The Pomorzany power plant was built in 1936–40. The plant was destroyed during WWII, and was not restarted until 1961, when two 67 MW coal-fired units were commissioned.[4]

In 2012, PGE proposed a 240 MW gas plant to replace the power station's two coal-fired units.[5]

In 2015, PGE began work to retrofit the coal plant and extend its life through 2039,[6] suggesting plans to close the units and replace them with a gas plant has been shelved.

In November 2022, the INSTRAT database listed 2030 as a possible retirement year for the power station.[7]

In January 2025, PGE Energia Ciepła announced that it had won a cogeneration premium auction, which it described as the first step toward building a new gas-fired cogeneration unit in Szczecin to replace coal-fired boilers at the Pomorzany CHP plant. The two currently operated coal-fired boilers were planned to be gradually decommissioned by 2030. PGE also reported that the planned gas engine-based cogeneration project (about 23 MWt and 24 MWe) was in the preparation phase and had already secured financial support.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://pgeenergiaciepla.pl/aktualnosci/pge-energia-ciepla-w-szczecinie-stawia-na-gaz2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.gramwzielone.pl/trendy/20297993/pge-energia-ciepla-dostanie-premie-kogeneracyjna. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://pgeenergiaciepla.pl/spolki-i-oddzialy/elektrocieplownie/oddzial-w-szczecinie. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Pomorzany Power Plant," Wikipedia, accessed Nov 2019
  5. Environmental and Social Data Sheet, EIB, Dec 19, 2013
  6. "PGE: zmodernizowana Elektrownia Pomorzany w 2019," PGE, 15.10.2015
  7. Power plants database for Poland expanded, INSTRAT, November 17, 2022
  8. "PGE Energia Ciepła in Szczecin is focusing on gas". pgeenergiaciepla.pl. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.