Počerady coal-fired power plant biggest polluter of 2025

According to European Commission data, the biggest polluter in Czechia last year was the Počerady coal-fired power plant, the Czech branches of Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace said. Počerady, which is in North Bohemia, emitted some 4.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025.

The environmental groups said eight of the 10 largest polluters in the Czech Republic were coal-fired power plants or heating plants; the other worst offenders in this regard were a refinery in Litvínov and a steelworks in Třinec.