[2] The power station is owned and operated by PGE GiEK Oddział Elektrownia Bełchatów, a subsidiary of Polska Grupa Energetyczna.

The station's flue gas is vented through two 300 m (980 ft) tall chimneys, among Poland's tallest free-standing structures.

In September 2020, the District Court in Łódź ordered settlement talks between PGE GiEK and ClientEarth regarding the reduction of the environmental and climate impact of the Bełchatów Power Plant.

[15] On October 19, 2020, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna published the Group's new strategy[16] for the decade running up to 2030 with an outlook to 2050.

The company presented the Group's transition and decarbonisation plan and announced the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.

[18] In June 2021, local authorities published a plan for public consultation that would see the plant decommissioned by 2036, with support from the Just Transition fund.