Bar power station — Montenegro
Coal power plant in Bar, Montenegro. Approximate location 42.1, 19.1.
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Bar power station is a 800 MW coal power station in Bar, Montenegro. It is operated by Enel SpA; Dufenergy Italia SpA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 10 Montenegro power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 24.4% of Montenegro's electricity; the national grid averages 264 gCO₂/kWh (75.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_bar_monte.
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 GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
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 Montenegro coal capacity
- 48.9% of 1,635 MW across 4 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 coal plants in Montenegro
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Enel SpA; Dufenergy Italia SpA.
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 42.1°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 4 in Montenegro by capacity.
Montenegro has 4 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 1,635 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bar gas power station · Gas · 440 MW · Bar
- Port of Bar power station · Gas · 100 MW · Bar
- Podgorica power station · Gas · 150 MW · Podgorica
- Vau i Dijes · Hydro · 250 MW · Shkoder
- Koman · Hydro · 600 MW · Shkoder
- Perucica Hydroelectric Power Plant Montenegro · Hydro · 307 MW · Opstina Niksic
Location
Coordinates 42.1, 19.1 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bar power station?
Bar power station is a 800 MW coal power plant in Bar, Montenegro, commissioned in 2014.
Who operates Bar power station?
Bar power station is operated by Enel SpA; Dufenergy Italia SpA.