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Kumertau CHP power station

Coal power plant in Bashkortostan, Russia. Approximate location 52.772112, 55.820478.

CoalBashkortostanRussiasubcritical

Kumertau CHP power station is a 120 MW coal power station in Bashkortostan, Russia. It is operated by Kumertautskaya TeTS LLC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 150k homes (estimated). It ranks #374 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1965, it is around 61 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 18.4% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

120MW installed capacity
150,171homes powered (est.)
1965commissioned (~61 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityKumertau CHP power station GEM-coal
CountryRussia · Bashkortostan GEM-coal
Coordinates52.772112, 55.820478 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity120 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000104494; operating plant capacity
OwnerKumertautskaya TeTS LLC [100%] GEM-coal
Commissioned1965 GEM-coal
Technologysubcritical GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions525,600 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#374 / 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#97 / 127 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.35× · 340 MW · n=127 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent150,171 calculated

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104494; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 120 MW, Kumertau CHP power station is below the median coal plant in Russia (340 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Russia

Reftinskaya GRES: 3,800 MW4kReftinskay…Berezovskaya GRES: 2,420 MW2kBerezovska…Petrovskaya power station: 2,400 MW2kPetrovskay…Novocherkasskaya GRES: 2,258 MW2kNovocherka…Troitskaya GRES: 2,234 MW2kTroitskaya…Tom-Usinskaya power station: 2,005 MW2kTom-Usinsk…Kashirskaya GRES: 1,910 MW2kKashirskay…Primorskaya TPP: 1,467 MW1kPrimorskay…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Kumertautskaya TeTS LLC [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 52.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season mean
Warm-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #97 largest coal power plant of 127 in Russia by capacity.

Russia has 127 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 64,498 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 52.772112, 55.820478 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Kumertau CHP power station?

Kumertau CHP power station is a 120 MW coal power plant in Bashkortostan, Russia, commissioned in 1965.

How many homes can Kumertau CHP power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 150,171 homes (estimated).

Who operates Kumertau CHP power station?

Kumertau CHP power station is operated by Kumertautskaya TeTS LLC [100%].

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