Florina power station is a 330 MW coal power station in West Macedonia, Greece. It is operated by PPC. Based on reported annual generation of 1,803 GWh, it can supply roughly 515k homes. It ranks #27 of 99 Greece power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2003, it is around 23 years old — relatively modern. 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 WRI1061096.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 330 MW, Florina power station is below the median coal plant in Greece (800 MW). Technically it is described as supercritical. 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
- 62%, from 1,803 GWh of reported generation
- Generation trend
- 1,348 GWh in 2015 and 1,803 GWh in 2017 (+34%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 1,803 GWh; 2016: 1,260 GWh
- Share of Greece coal capacity
- 5.6% of 5,921 MW across 8 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 5 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 40.8°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 7% 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: 53/100 — 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 #7 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
- Florina Solar Power Plant · Solar · 4.3 MW · West Macedonia
- Amyntaio power station · Coal · 546 MW · West Macedonia
- Perdikas · Hydro · 320 MW · West Macedonia
- Bitola Coal Power Plant Macedonia · Coal · 699 MW · Novaci
- Bitola power station · Gas · 300 MW · Novaci
- Ptolemais · Coal · 660 MW · West Macedonia
Location
Coordinates 40.8122, 21.6027 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Florina power station?
Florina power station is a 330 MW coal power plant in West Macedonia, Greece, commissioned in 2003.
How much electricity does Florina power station generate?
Florina power station generates about 1,803 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Florina power station?
Florina power station is operated by PPC.