Kurakhov power station is a 1,517 MW coal power station in Donetsk, Ukraine. It is operated by DTEK. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.9 million homes (estimated). It ranks #19 of 98 Ukraine power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1973, it is around 53 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 20.9% of Ukraine's electricity; the national grid averages 250 gCO₂/kWh (72.2% low-carbon) (2022).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005104.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,517 MW, Kurakhov power station is well above the median coal plant in Ukraine (1,210 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 Ukraine coal capacity
- 5.7% of 26,630 MW across 22 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 15 of 21 dated coal plants in Ukraine 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 Ukraine
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by DTEK.
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 48.0°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 49% 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: 79/100 — 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 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 #9 largest coal power plant of 22 in Ukraine by capacity.
Ukraine has 22 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 26,630 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Zasyadko mines power station · Gas · 72 MW · Donetsk Oblast
- Starobeshivska · Coal · 1,775 MW · Donetsk
- Zuevskaya power station · Coal · 1,290 MW · Donetsk
- Kramatorskaya power station · Coal · 120 MW · Donetsk
- Vuglegirska power station · Coal · 3,600 MW · Donetsk
- Myronivskyi power station · Coal · 275 MW · Donetsk
Location
Coordinates 47.9944, 37.2402 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kurakhov power station?
Kurakhov power station is a 1,517 MW coal power plant in Donetsk, Ukraine, commissioned in 1973.
Who operates Kurakhov power station?
Kurakhov power station is operated by DTEK.