Tresna is a 21 MW hydro power plant in Poland, operated by PGE since 1966. Ranked #18 of 52 hydro plants in Poland. Its 21 MW represents 0.24% 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 Tresna 201 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are TAURON Wytwarzanie S. A. Oddział Elektrownia Łaziska (1,155 MW, Coal) and Łaziska (1,155 MW, Coal), along with Porąbka-Żar (540 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Silesian Voivodeship, approximately 80 km southwest of Kraków.
60 years old
Poland, Europe
- 184. largest of 318 plants in Poland
- #18,772 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,364 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Poland
60 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
PGE operates 36 plants totalling 3,410 MW
93 plants within 100 km, 22,029 MW combined
Source: PGE Energia Odnawialna
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Tresna is a hydro power plant producing approximately 74 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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