List of power stations in Hungary explained

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.

Name of plant Years built Capacity
(MW)
Number of turbines
(db)
Capacity per turbine
(MW)
Fuel
Dunai Vasmű Power Plant (Dunaújváros) 1950-1956 64 4 brown gas, natural gas
Pécs Thermal Power Plant 1955-1966 70 2 35, 35 natural gas, wood; 35 MW on permanent hiatus
Ajka Thermal Power Plant 1957-1962 102 3 biomass, imported coal; 54 MW on permanent hiatus
Kispest Power Plant 2003 113 1 113 natural gas, fuel oil
Kelenföld Gas Turbine Plant 1990-1996 188 4 129, 49, 5, 5 natural gas, fuel oil
Újpest Gas Turbine Plant 1999-2002 105 1 105 natural gas, fuel oil
Mátra Power Plant (Gagarin) (Visonta) 1965-1973 966 5 100, 200 lignite, biomass, solar, natural gas; 200MW on hiatus from 2021
1973-1986 1889 4 473 uranium dioxide
Dunamenti Gas Turbine
(Százhalombatta)
1989-1998 794 3 408, 145, 241 natural gas
Peak power plants of MVM (Litér, Sajószöged) 1995-1998 240 2 120 fuel oil
Lőrinci Gas Turbine Plant 1997-2000 170 1 170 fuel oil
Csepel Gas Turbine Plant 1995-2000 410 3 118, 146, 146 natural gas, fuel oil
Debrecen Combined Cycle Plant 1999-2000 95 1 95 natural gas, on permanent hiatus but may restart
Ajka Gas Turbine Plant 2009-2010 116 2 58 natural gas, fuel oil
Gönyű Combined Cycle Plant 2010-2011 4331 433 natural gas

Details on the Paks Nuclear Plant

StationSiteCoordinatesTypeNet capacityConstruction dateGrid date
PAKS-1Paks46.5724°N 18.8525°WVVER-440/V213460 MWe01-Aug-7428-Dec-82
PAKS-2Paks46.5733°N 18.8524°WVVER-440/V213460 MWe01-Aug-7406-Sept-84
PAKS-3Paks46.5748°N 18.8524°WVVER-440/V213460 MWe01-Oct-7928-Sept-86
PAKS-4Paks46.5758°N 18.8524°WVVER-440/V213470 MWe01-Oct-7916-Aug-87

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Magyar Villamosenergia-rendszer közép- és hosszú távú forrásoldali kapacitásfejlesztése 2016. mavir.hu. 11 July 2017. 15. hu.
  2. Web site: Paks Nuclear Power Plant Hungary - GEO. globalenergyobservatory.org. 11 July 2017. en.