Karaganda-1 power station — Kazakhstan
Coal power plant in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Approximate location 50.089267, 72.918005.
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Karaganda-1 power station is a 84 MW coal power plant in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. It is operated by Bassel Group LLS LLP [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 105k homes (estimated). It ranks #70 of 80 Kazakhstan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1942, it is around 84 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% of Kazakhstan's electricity; the national grid averages 805 gCO₂/kWh (14.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_karaganda1_kazak.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104561; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 84 MW, Karaganda-1 power station is below the median coal plant in Kazakhstan (435 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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 Kazakhstan coal capacity
- 0.4% of 20,941 MW across 32 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 27 dated coal plants in Kazakhstan are 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 Kazakhstan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Bassel Group LLS LLP [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
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 50.1°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling 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 #30 largest coal power plant of 32 in Kazakhstan by capacity.
Kazakhstan has 32 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 20,941 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Karaganda Steel Works power station · Gas · 185 MW · Karaganda
- Karaganda TPS-2 power station · Coal · 435 MW · Qaraghandy
- Karaganda TPS-3 power station · Coal · 590 MW · Qaraghandy
- Karaganda TETS 1 · Coal · 475 MW · Qaraghandy
- Saran · Solar · 100 MW · Qaraghandy
- Topar power station · Coal · 1,179 MW · Karaganda
Location
Coordinates 50.089267, 72.918005 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Karaganda-1 power station?
Karaganda-1 power station is a 84 MW coal power plant in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, commissioned in 1942.
Who operates Karaganda-1 power station?
Karaganda-1 power station is operated by Bassel Group LLS LLP [100%].