The Powisle power plant in Warsaw, was established in 1904 under a 1902 concession issued by the municipal authorities and the tsarist government. The concession was granted to the German Schuckert and Ska Company, which was taken over after two years by the Compagnie d'Electricite de Varsovie[1]. The concessionaire received the exclusive right to light the city with electricity for 35 years[1]. The location of the power plant was advantageous due to its proximity to water (the Vistula River) and proximity to downtown, which reduced the cost of building and operating the grid.
In 1922-1924 a railroad siding was brought to the power plant from Gdanski Station.
Initially, the power plant operated identical 3 generators manufactured by Siemens Schuckert Werke (SSW) Berlin Siemensstadt, with an electrical output of 500 kW each, or a total of 1.5 MW; put aside in 1925.
During the interwar period, a special company called "Compagnie d'Electricité de Varsovie" was set up in Paris in an effort to circumvent the Electricity Act of March 21, 1922 in order to reap maximum profits.
The Polish government in 1933 was forced to extend state supervision over the Warsaw Power Plant. In 1937, the Municipal Board took over the power plant for operation by court order with compensation. Thus, before the outbreak of war, one of the largest power plants (with a capacity of about 83 MW) passed into the hands of the Warsaw City Board.
