Agios Dimitrios power station is a 1,456 MW coal power station in West Macedonia, Greece. It is operated by PPC. Based on reported annual generation of 6,080 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes. It ranks #1 of 99 Greece power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1988, it is around 38 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 4.7% of Greece's electricity; the national grid averages 315 gCO₂/kWh (49.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061091.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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 995 MW for Agios Dimitrios 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: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,456 MW, Agios Dimitrios power station is well above the median coal plant in Greece (800 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
- Load factor
- 48%, from 6,080 GWh of reported generation
- Generation trend
- 7,310 GWh in 2015 and 6,080 GWh in 2017 (−17%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 7,310 GWh; 2016: 5,934 GWh
- Share of Greece coal capacity
- 24.6% of 5,921 MW across 8 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 4 of 6 dated coal plants in Greece are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PPC.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 13% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 56/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest coal power plant of 8 in Greece by capacity.
Greece has 8 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 5,921 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Ptolemaïda power station · Gas · 1,350 MW · Western Macedonia
- Kardia power station · Coal · 1,250 MW · West Macedonia
- Mithras · Solar · 6 MW · West Macedonia
- Polyphyto · Hydro · 375 MW · West Macedonia
- Ptolemais · Coal · 660 MW · West Macedonia
- Sfikia · Hydro · 315 MW · Central Macedonia
Location
Coordinates 40.3941, 21.9256 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Agios Dimitrios power station?
Agios Dimitrios power station is a 1,456 MW coal power plant in West Macedonia, Greece, commissioned in 1988.
How much electricity does Agios Dimitrios power station generate?
Agios Dimitrios power station generates about 6,080 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Agios Dimitrios power station?
Agios Dimitrios power station is operated by PPC.