Porąbka is a 13 MW hydro power plant in Poland, operated by PGE and commissioned in 1953. Ranked #20 of 52 hydro plants in Poland, it accounts for 0.15% of the country's total hydro capacity of 8,671 MW. The largest hydro plant in Poland is Elektrownia wodna Gałąźnia Mała at 4,232 MW, making Porąbka 326 times smaller. Nearby plants include Jaworzno Power Station (1,545 MW, Coal), Jaworzno III (1,345 MW, Coal), and TAURON Wytwarzanie S. A. Oddział Elektrownia Łaziska w Łaziskach Górnych (1,155 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Poland, approximately 50 km from Kraków.
73 years old
Poland, Europe
- 197. largest of 318 plants in Poland
- #22,124 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,099 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Poland
73 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
PGE operates 36 plants totalling 3,410 MW
92 plants within 100 km, 21,302 MW combined
Source: PGE Energia Odnawialna
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Porąbka is a hydro power plant producing approximately 46 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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