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Power Plants in Hungary

Hungary has 24 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 84th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 16 operating and 5 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 6.2 GW across 16 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Paks nuclear power plant (2.5 GW).

The largest owner-operators are MVM Balance Zrt (4), Budapesti Erőmű Zrt (3) and CHP-Invest Kft (2) — MVM Balance Zrt alone is named on 17% of them. Half of Hungary's power plants in service predate 2002 (median commissioning year of the 16 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Matra power station, dating from 1969. 5 are in the pipeline, led by Paks nuclear power plant (2.5 GW), under construction. They account for 42% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Hungary.

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24
Power Plant in Hungary
#84
of 155 countries
6.2 GW
Operating capacity
5
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Hungary

Who owns Hungary's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2002 · oldest Matra power station (1969) · newest Hungary Tokaj solar farm (2024) · 16 of 24 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Hungary?
OverWatts maps 24 power plants in Hungary — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 84th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Hungary?
Paks nuclear power plant, at 2.5 GW, operated by MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant.
How much power-generation capacity do Hungary's power plants have?
About 6.2 GW operating across 16 plants, with a further 5.1 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Hungary?
MVM Balance Zrt is named as owner or operator on the most — 4 of 24 (17%). Next are Budapesti Erőmű Zrt (3), CHP-Invest Kft (2) and MVM Hungarian Electricity Ltd (2).
How old are Hungary's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2002, across the 16 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Matra power station (1969); 3 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Hungary?
5 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Paks nuclear power plant (2.5 GW), Tisza power station (1.0 GW) and Matra power station (540 MW).

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Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335