Abakan power station is a 416 MW coal power station in Arkhangelsk, Russia. It is operated by Abakanskaya CHPP JSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 521k homes (estimated). It ranks #192 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1982, it is around 44 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 18.4% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_abakan_russi.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 416 MW for Abakan power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103342; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 416 MW, Abakan power station is well above the median coal plant in Russia (340 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Russia coal capacity
- 0.6% of 64,498 MW across 127 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 79 of 101 dated coal plants in Russia are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Abakanskaya CHPP JSC [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 64.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #53 largest coal power plant of 127 in Russia by capacity.
Russia has 127 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 64,498 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Arkhangelsk PPM power station · Gas · 176 MW · Arkhangelsk
- CHPP of Arkhangelsk pulp and paper mill · Biomass · 224 MW · Arkhangelskaya
- Arkhangelsk CHPP · Gas · 450 MW · Arkhangelskaya
- CHP-1 of the Solombala PPM · Biomass · 36 MW · Arkhangelskaya
- Severodvinsk CHP-2 power station · Gas · 410 MW · Arkhangelsk
- Severodvinsk-1 power station · Gas · 60 MW · Arkhangelsk
Location
Coordinates 64.430415, 40.831976 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Abakan power station?
Abakan power station is a 416 MW coal power plant in Arkhangelsk, Russia, commissioned in 1982.
Who operates Abakan power station?
Abakan power station is operated by Abakanskaya CHPP JSC [100%].