MEW Osowiec-Wegry— 96 MW Hydroelectric
MEW Osowiec-Węgry is a 96 MW hydro power plant in Poland, operated by Izabela Wesołowska PPHU “FENIX” and commissioned in 1925. Ranked #10 of 52 hydro plants in Poland, MEW Osowiec-Węgry's 96 MW accounts for 1.11% of Poland's total hydro capacity of 8,671 MW. The largest hydro plant in Poland is Elektrownia wodna Gałąźnia Mała at 4,232 MW, making MEW Osowiec-Węgry 44 times smaller. Nearby plants include Elektrownia Opole (3,292 MW, Coal), Opole Power Station (3,280 MW, Coal), and Opole (1,492 MW, Coal). The facility is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship, approximately 80 km from the city of Katowice.
101 years old
Poland, Europe
- 110. largest of 318 plants in Poland
- #10,510 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,364 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.12% of the installed capacity of Poland
101 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Izabela Wesołowska PPHU ”FENIX” operates 1 plants totalling 96 MW
70 plants within 100 km, 26,862 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
MEW Osowiec-Wegry is a hydro power plant producing approximately 336 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Poland- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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