Gacko Coal CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coal power plant in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Approximate location 43.1724, 18.5128.
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Gacko Coal CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is a 300 MW coal power station in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is operated by Rudnik i Termoelektrana Gacko AD [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 375k homes (estimated). It ranks #13 of 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1983, it is around 43 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 55.4% 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 GEODB0044793.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000100101; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 300 MW, Gacko Coal CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is below the median coal plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina (430 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
- Share of Bosnia and Herzegovina coal capacity
- 6.3% of 4,730 MW across 11 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 5 dated coal plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina is older
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Rudnik i Termoelektrana Gacko AD [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.2°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 41% 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: 75/100 — this site sits in the top 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #8 largest coal power plant of 11 in Bosnia and Herzegovina by capacity.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 11 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 4,730 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Piva (Mratinje) Hydroelectric Power Plant Montenegro · Hydro · 342 MW · Opstina Pluzine
- Miljevina power station · Coal · 220 MW · Foča
- Trebinje I Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 180 MW · Republika Srpska
- Trebinje II Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 8 MW · Republika Srpska
- Mostar Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 72 MW · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mostarsko Blato Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 60 MW · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location
Coordinates 43.1724, 18.5128 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Gacko Coal CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Gacko Coal CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is a 300 MW coal power plant in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, commissioned in 1983.
Who operates Gacko Coal CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Gacko Coal CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is operated by Rudnik i Termoelektrana Gacko AD [100%].