Kara-Keche power station — Kyrgyzstan

Kara-Keche power station is a 1,200 MW coal power station in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan. It ranks #2 of 15 Kyrgyzstan power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 12.6% of Kyrgyzstan's electricity; the national grid averages 153 gCO₂/kWh (84.7% low-carbon) (2025).

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

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

Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1 largest coal power plant of 3 in Kyrgyzstan by capacity.

Kyrgyzstan has 3 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 2,534 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Al-Bashy Hydroelectric Power Plant Kyrgyzstan · Hydro · 40 MW · Naryn
• Bishkek 2 power station · Gas · 271 MW · Bishkek
• Bishkek power station · Gas · 778 MW · Bishkek
• Bishkek CHP Power Plant Kyrgyzstan · Coal · 674 MW · Chuy
• Kyrgyzstan nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 110 MW · Chuy
• Bishkekselmash power station · Gas · 340 MW · Bishkek

Location

Coordinates 41.71, 74.76 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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