List of power stations in the Czech Republic
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. As of 31 December 2009 power stations in Czech Republic have together installed electrical generating capacity of 18,326 MWe
MWE
MWE may refer to:*Manufacturer's Weight Empty*McDermott Will & Emery*Midwest Express, an airline*Merowe Airport - IATA code*Multiword expressionMWe may refer to:*Megawatt electrical...
; of these 3,830 MWe in nuclear plants, 11,655 MWe in other thermal plants, 2,183 MWe in hydro plants, 193 MWe in wind power plants and 465 MWe in solar plants. Because of generous feed-in tariff solar plants boomed in 2010, reaching 1,394 MWe as of December 1 2010.
Nuclear
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Type | Capacity, MWe | Operational | Notes |
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| Dukovany NPP Dukovany Nuclear Power Station The Dukovany Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant near Dukovany, a village in the Czech Republic.It was the first NPP in what is now the Czech Republic and is situated 30 km from the city of Třebíč, near Dalešice Dam, where the NPP sources its water supply... |
Dukovany Dukovany Dukovany is a village and municipality in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The village is situated on the border of southern Moravia.... |
49.0863325°N 16.1454391°E | VVER VVER The VVER, or WWER, is a series of pressurised water reactors originally developed by the Soviet Union, and now Russia, by OKB Gidropress. Power output ranges from 440 MWe to 1200 MWe with the latest Russian development of the design... |
456 | 1985- | upgraded from 440 MWe in 2007 |
| 49.0858688°N 16.1467052°E | VVER | 440 | 1986- | |||
| 49.0851521°N 16.1491513°E | VVER | 456 | 1987- | upgraded from 440 MWe in 2005 | ||
| 49.0847445°N 16.1504388°E | VVER | 456 | 1987- | upgraded from 440 MWe in 2007 | ||
| Temelín NPP Temelín Nuclear Power Station Temelín Nuclear Power Station is located near Temelín, a small village in the Czech Republic. Temelín NPP is owned by ČEZ Group, which employs 1000 workers at this site. The adjacent castle Vysoký Hrádek serves as an information centre.-History:... |
Temelín Temelín Temelín is a village in South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It is located at around .Temelín Nuclear Power Station, one of the two Czech nuclear power plants, is located outside the village.- External links :... |
49.1802797°N 14.3752992°E | VVER VVER The VVER, or WWER, is a series of pressurised water reactors originally developed by the Soviet Union, and now Russia, by OKB Gidropress. Power output ranges from 440 MWe to 1200 MWe with the latest Russian development of the design... |
980 | 2002- | |
| 49.1795363°N 14.3772733°E | VVER VVER The VVER, or WWER, is a series of pressurised water reactors originally developed by the Soviet Union, and now Russia, by OKB Gidropress. Power output ranges from 440 MWe to 1200 MWe with the latest Russian development of the design... |
1,020 | 2003- | |||
Other thermal
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity, MWe | Units | Brutto power genaration 2008 (GWh) | Fuel | Operator |
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| Prunéřov Power Station Prunérov Power Station The Prunéřov Power Station is the largest coal-fired power station in the Czech Republic with installed capacity of 1,490 MW. It is located near Kadaň.... II |
Prunéřov | 50.382275°N 13.340117°E | 1,050 | 5 | 6430 | brown coal | ČEZ CEZ CEZ stands for:* one of Falconbridge Ltd.'s refineries* a Czech news channel* IATA airport code for Cortez Municipal Airport* CEZ Group, a Czech energy company... , a. s. |
| Počerady Power Station | Počerady | 50.4267567°N 13.6788154°E | 1,000 | 5 | 6457 | brown coal | ČEZ, a. s. |
| Chvaletice Power Station Chvaletice Power Station Chvaletice Power Station is a large lignite fired power station at Chvaletice in the Czech Republic, owned by ČEZ. Installed power output is 4x 200 MW. Blocks 3 + 4 use a chimney 305 metres tall built in 1977 making it the tallest free-standing structure in the Czech Republic.-External links:**... |
Chvaletice Chvaletice Chvaletice is a small town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.-History:Archaeologists find earliest traces of humans in this area around 10,000 BCE. Since 1200 - 600 BCE the place is inhabited permanently. The first written record comes from 1393. Ownership of the place has changed... |
50.027483°N 15.4533139°E | 800 | 4 | 3099 | brown coal | ČEZ, a. s. |
| Dětmarovice Power Station | Dětmarovice Detmarovice is a village in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, on the Olza River. It lies near the border with Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Near the right bank of the Olza lies a complex of 15 ponds.... |
49.9058435°N 18.4681463°E | 800 | 4 | 2253 | black coal | ČEZ, a. s. |
| Tušimice Power Station Tušimice Power Station Tušimice Power Station is a lignite-fired power station in Tušimice, Czech Republic. It is owned and operated by CEZ Group.The first power station in Tušimice was commissioned in 1963–1964. The current power station was commissioned in 1973–1974. The power station consists of four generation... II |
Tušimice | 50.3824728°N 13.3402133°E | 800 | 4 | 2612 | brown coal | ČEZ, a. s. |
| Mělník Power Station III | Horní Počaply Horní Počaply Horní Počaply is a village and municipality in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia.... |
50.4119089°N 14.4187832°E | 500 | 1 | 2830 | brown coal | ČEZ, a. s. |
| Prunéřov Power Station I | Prunéřov | 50.4117995°N 13.2527733°E | 440 | 4 | 2610 | brown coal | ČEZ, a. s. |
| Vřesová Power Station | Vřesová Vřesová Vřesová is a village and municipality in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.-Notes:... |
370 | 2 | 2110 | brown coal, syngas, natural gas | Sokolovská uhelná, právní nástupce, a. s. | |
| Opatovice Power Station | Opatovice | 50.1264868°N 15.7932866°E | 363 | 6 | 2241 | brown coal | International Power Opatovice, a.s. |
| Mělník Power Station I | Horní Počaply | 50.4148214°N 14.413408°E | 352 | 6 | 1487 | brown coal | ENERGOTRANS a.s. |
| Kladno - Dubská Power Station | Kladno Kladno Kladno is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 25 km northwest of Prague. Kladno is the largest city of the region and holds a population together with its adjacent suburban areas of more than 110,000 people... |
50.153184°N 14.1289812°E | 305 | 4 | 1542 | brown coal, black coal, fuel oil Fuel oil Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power, except oils having a flash... , biomass Biomass Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel.... |
Alpiq Generation (CZ) s.r.o. |
| Ostrava - Kunčice Power Station | Ostrava Ostrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the... |
254 | 11 | 1357 | black coal, coke owen gas, blast-furnace gas | Mittal Steel Ostrava a.s. | |
| Komořany Power Station | Komořany | 239 | 8 | 806 | brown coal, natural gas | United Energy právní nástupce, a.s. | |
| Mělník Power Station II | Horní Počaply | 50.4130301°N 14.4168305°E | 220 | 2 | 1159 | brown coal | ČEZ, a. s. |
| Ledvice Power Station 2 | Ledvice Ledvice Ledvice is a town in the Czech Republic located in the Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region, about 7 km southwest of Teplice.-External links:*... |
50.5766061°N 13.7793794°E | 220 | 2 | 1510 | brown coal | ČEZ, a. s. |
| Vřesová Heating Station | Vřesová | 50.2558213°N 12.6959896°E | 220 | 4 | 1643 | brown coal | Sokolovská uhelná, právní nástupce, a. s. |
There are many thermal power stations with a total capacity of 200 MW.
Hydro
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity, MWe | Brutto power genaration 2008 (GWh) | pumped-storage | Operator |
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| Dlouhé Stráně Hydro Power Plant Dlouhé Stráne Hydro Power Plant Dlouhé stráně Hydro Power Plant is a large pumped storage plant in the Czech Republic that has 2 turbines with a nominal power of 325 MW each having a total capacity of 650 MW. The power plant is built on the Desná river... |
Kouty nad Desnou | 50.084298°N 17.1810293°E | 650 | 152 | yes | ČEZ CEZ CEZ stands for:* one of Falconbridge Ltd.'s refineries* a Czech news channel* IATA airport code for Cortez Municipal Airport* CEZ Group, a Czech energy company... |
| Dalešice Hydro Power Plant | Kramolin | 49.1242473°N 16.1243677°E | 450 | 170 | yes | ČEZ |
| Orlík Hydro Power Plant | Solenice | 49.6068444°N 14.1812253°E | 364 | 300 | no | ČEZ |
| Slapy Hydro Power Plant Slapy Hydro Power Plant Slapy Hydro Power Plant is a large power plant in the Czech Republic that has four turbines with a nominal capacity of 36 MW each having a total capacity of 144 MW.-How Hyrdoelectric Power Works:... |
Trebenice | 49.8235461°N 14.4345009°E | 144 | 248 | no | ČEZ |
| Lipno Hydro Power Plant | Lipno nad Vitavou | 48.6329937°N 14.2399335°E | 120 | 148 | no | ČEZ |
There are many hydro power stations with a total capacity of 100 MW.
Solar and Wind
| Name | Capacity, MWe | Type | Owner | ||
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| Kryštofovy Hamry Wind Park | 42 | wind | ecoenerg Windkraft | ||
| Ralsko Solar Park Ra 1 | 38 | photovoltaic | ČEZ CEZ CEZ stands for:* one of Falconbridge Ltd.'s refineries* a Czech news channel* IATA airport code for Cortez Municipal Airport* CEZ Group, a Czech energy company... |
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| Vepřek Solar Park Vepřek Solar Park The Vepřek Solar Park is the second largest photovoltaic power plant in the Czech Republic while also being the 15th largest photovoltaic power plant in the world... |
35 | photovoltaic | FVE CZECH NOVUM | ||
| Ševětín Solar Park | 30 | photovoltaic | ČEZ | ||
| Horní Loděnice Wind Park | 18 | wind | Větrná energie HL | ||
| Mimoň Solar Park Ra 3 | 17 | photovoltaic | ČEZ | ||
| Vranovská Ves Solar Park | 16 | photovoltaic | ČEZ | ||
| Solar Stříbro | 14 | photovoltaic | Solar Stříbro | ||
| ŽV - SUN Solar Park |
13 | photovoltaic | Z-Grop | ||
| Uherský Brod Solar Park | 10 | photovoltaic | Divalia | ||
| Sulkov Solar Park |
10 | photovoltaic | Scatec Solar Scatec Solar Scatec Solar is a European PV system integrator. The company is privately owned, and was founded by Dr. Alf Bjørseth in 2007. The two major shareholders of the company are Scatec and Itochu.... |
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| Chrudichromy Solar Park | 10 | photovoltaic | ?? | ||
| many other stations | <10 | ||||