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Amurskaya-1 power station

Coal power plant in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Approximate location 50.22615, 136.88528.

CoalKhabarovsk KraiRussiasubcritical

Amurskaya-1 power station is a 260 MW coal power station in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is operated by Far Eastern Generating Company JSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 325k homes (estimated). It ranks #270 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1967, it is around 59 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 18.4% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

260MW installed capacity
325,371homes powered (est.)
1967commissioned (~59 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_amurskaya1_russi.

Data status

Known data

FacilityAmurskaya-1 power station GEM-coal
CountryRussia · Khabarovsk Krai GEM-coal
Coordinates50.22615, 136.88528 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity260 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000103338; operating plant capacity
OwnerFar Eastern Generating Company JSC [100%] GEM-coal
Commissioned1967 GEM-coal
Technologysubcritical GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,138,800 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#270 / 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#78 / 127 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.76× · 340 MW · n=127 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent325,371 calculated

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103338; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 260 MW, Amurskaya-1 power station is below 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Russia

Reftinskaya GRES: 3,800 MW4kReftinskay…Berezovskaya GRES: 2,420 MW2kBerezovska…Petrovskaya power station: 2,400 MW2kPetrovskay…Novocherkasskaya GRES: 2,258 MW2kNovocherka…Troitskaya GRES: 2,234 MW2kTroitskaya…Tom-Usinskaya power station: 2,005 MW2kTom-Usinsk…Kashirskaya GRES: 1,910 MW2kKashirskay…Primorskaya TPP: 1,467 MW1kPrimorskay…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Far Eastern Generating Company 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 monsoon warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season mean
Monsoon warm-summer continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #78 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

Location

Coordinates 50.22615, 136.88528 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Amurskaya-1 power station?

Amurskaya-1 power station is a 260 MW coal power plant in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, commissioned in 1967.

How many homes can Amurskaya-1 power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 325,371 homes (estimated).

Who operates Amurskaya-1 power station?

Amurskaya-1 power station is operated by Far Eastern Generating Company JSC [100%].

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