Banja Luka power station — Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gas power plant in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Approximate location 44.769309, 17.173893.
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Banja Luka power station is a 600 MW gas power station in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 676k homes (estimated). It ranks #2 of 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 0.0% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's electricity; the national grid averages 571 gCO₂/kWh (43.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_banjaluka_bosnia.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 600 MW, Banja Luka power station is well above the median gas plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina (200 MW). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Bosnia and Herzegovina gas capacity
- 28.2% of 2,128 MW across 7 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Climate zone & how it works
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.8°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).
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 gas power plant of 7 in Bosnia and Herzegovina by capacity.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 7 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 2,128 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Krupa Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 48.5 MW · Republika Srpska
- Bocac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 110 MW · Republika Srpska
- Jajce II Hidroelektrana Bosnia and Herzegovin · Hydro · 30 MW · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kamengrad Thermal Power Plant · Coal · 430 MW · Una-Sana Canton
- Prijedor power station · Gas · 600 MW · Srpska
- Jajce I Hidroelektrana Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 48 MW · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location
Coordinates 44.769309, 17.173893 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Banja Luka power station?
Banja Luka power station is a 600 MW gas power plant in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.