Kurzeme power station is a 435 MW coal power station in Ventspils, Latvia. It is operated by Latvenergo AS [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 544k homes (estimated). It ranks #3 of 7 Latvia power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 1,614 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 376 cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 0.0% of Latvia's electricity; the national grid averages 139 gCO₂/kWh (73.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_kurzeme_latvi.
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: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
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.
1,614 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Owner
Operated by Latvenergo AS [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 temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 57.4°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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
Latvia has 1 coal power plant in this dataset, together about 435 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Mazheikiai CHP Power Plant Lithuania · Gas · 160 MW · Telsiu apskritis
Location
Coordinates 57.409408, 21.594695 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kurzeme power station?
Kurzeme power station is a 435 MW coal power plant in Ventspils, Latvia.
Who operates Kurzeme power station?
Kurzeme power station is operated by Latvenergo AS [100%].
How much CO₂ does Kurzeme power station emit?
Kurzeme power station has measured emissions of about 1,614 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).