Kosovo A Coal Power Plant Kosovo is a 800 MW coal power station in Pristina, Kosovo. It is operated by Korporata Energjetike e Kosovës JSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 5 Kosovo power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1962, it is around 64 years old — an older, legacy facility.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0042698.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 610 MW for Kosovo A power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102999; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
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 Kosovo coal capacity
- 34.7% of 2,308 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 Kosovo
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Korporata Energjetike e Kosovës JSC [100%].
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 42.7°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 32% 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: 70/100 — 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 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 #1 largest coal power plant of 4 in Kosovo by capacity.
Kosovo has 4 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 2,308 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- TE KOSOVO A · Coal · 610 MW · Pristina
- TE KOSOVO B · Coal · 618 MW · Pristina
- Kosovo B Coal Power Plant Kosovo · Coal · 678 MW · Pristina
- Kosovo C power station · Coal · 500 MW · Kosovo and Metohija
- Ferizaj power plant · Gas · 500 MW · Ferizaj
- Istok power station · Coal · 330 MW · Istok
Location
Coordinates 42.6767, 21.0867 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kosovo A Coal Power Plant Kosovo?
Kosovo A Coal Power Plant Kosovo is a 800 MW coal power plant in Pristina, Kosovo, commissioned in 1962.
Who operates Kosovo A Coal Power Plant Kosovo?
Kosovo A Coal Power Plant Kosovo is operated by Korporata Energjetike e Kosovës JSC [100%].