Belchatow power station in Poland is the largest coal power plant operating in the European Union. In 2024, it had an operational capacity of more than five gigawatts. The three largest coal power plants in the EU are all located in Poland.
Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in the European Union (EU-27) as of July 2024
(in megawatts)
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Global Energy Monitor. (July 31, 2024). Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in the European Union (EU-27) as of July 2024 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264199/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-the-eu-27/
Global Energy Monitor. "Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in the European Union (EU-27) as of July 2024 (in megawatts)." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264199/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-the-eu-27/
Global Energy Monitor. (2024). Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in the European Union (EU-27) as of July 2024 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264199/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-the-eu-27/
Global Energy Monitor. "Largest Operational Coal Power Plants by Capacity in The European Union (Eu-27) as of July 2024 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264199/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-the-eu-27/
Global Energy Monitor, Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in the European Union (EU-27) as of July 2024 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264199/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-the-eu-27/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in the European Union (EU-27) as of July 2024 (in megawatts) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264199/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-the-eu-27/
