List of power stations in Hungary

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The following page is a full list of power stations in Hungary that are at least 50 MW in capacity. The list is based on information from the Hungarian grid operator MAVIR. [1] Plants that were permanently shut down are excluded.

Contents

Name of plantYears builtCapacity
(MW)
Number of turbines
(db)
Capacity per turbine
(MW)
Fuel
Dunai Vasmű Power Plant (Dunaújváros)1950-1956644brown gas, natural gas
Pécs Thermal Power Plant1955-196670235, 35natural gas, wood; 35 MW on permanent hiatus
Ajka Thermal Power Plant1957-19621023biomass, imported coal; 54 MW on permanent hiatus
Kispest Power Plant20031131113natural gas, fuel oil
Kelenföld Gas Turbine Plant1990-19961884129, 49, 5, 5natural gas, fuel oil
Újpest Gas Turbine Plant1999-20021051105natural gas, fuel oil
Mátra Power Plant (Gagarin) (Visonta)1965-19739665100, 200lignite, biomass, solar, natural gas; 200MW on hiatus from 2021
Paks Nuclear Power Plant 1973-198618894473uranium dioxide
Dunamenti Gas Turbine
(Százhalombatta)
1989-19987943408, 145, 241natural gas. 80 MWh / 40 MW battery [2]
Peak power plants of MVM (Litér, Sajószöged)1995-19982402120fuel oil
Lőrinci Gas Turbine Plant1997-20001701170fuel oil
Csepel Gas Turbine Plant1995-20004103118, 146, 146natural gas, fuel oil
Debrecen Combined Cycle Plant1999-200095195natural gas, on permanent hiatus but may restart
Ajka Gas Turbine Plant2009-2010116258natural gas, fuel oil
Gönyű Combined Cycle Plant2010-20114331433natural gas

Details on the Paks Nuclear Plant

StationSiteCoordinatesTypeNet capacityConstruction dateGrid date
PAKS-1Paks 46°34′21″N18°51′09″E / 46.572389°N 18.852507°E / 46.572389; 18.852507 (Paks Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1) VVER-440/V213460 MWe01-Aug-7428-Dec-82
PAKS-2Paks 46°34′24″N18°51′08″E / 46.57334°N 18.852357°E / 46.57334; 18.852357 (Paks Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2) VVER-440/V213460 MWe01-Aug-7406-Sept-84
PAKS-3Paks 46°34′29″N18°51′09″E / 46.574837°N 18.852378°E / 46.574837; 18.852378 (Paks Nuclear Power Station, Unit 3) VVER-440/V213460 MWe01-Oct-7928-Sept-86
PAKS-4Paks 46°34′33″N18°51′08″E / 46.575759°N 18.852357°E / 46.575759; 18.852357 (Paks Nuclear Power Station, Unit 4) VVER-440/V213470 MWe01-Oct-7916-Aug-87

See also

References

  1. "A Magyar Villamosenergia-rendszer közép- és hosszú távú forrásoldali kapacitásfejlesztése 2016". mavir.hu (in Hungarian). p. 15. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. Rayner, Tristan (19 June 2025). "MET Group commissions Hungary's largest battery storage facility". Energy Storage.
  3. "Paks Nuclear Power Plant Hungary - GEO". globalenergyobservatory.org. Retrieved 11 July 2017.