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KUZNETSK THERMAL POWER STATION

Coal power plant in Kemerovo, Russia. Approximate location 53.7697, 87.0876.

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KUZNETSK THERMAL POWER STATION is a 100 MW coal power station in Kemerovo, Russia. It is operated by Owner / Investor. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 125k homes (estimated). It ranks #391 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1944, it is around 82 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).

100Legacy source-record capacity
125,142homes powered (est.)
1944commissioned (~82 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1003746.

Data status

Known data

FacilityKUZNETSK THERMAL POWER STATION WRI
CountryRussia · Kemerovo WRI
Coordinates53.7697, 87.0876 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity100 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerOwner / Investor WRI
Commissioned1944 WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions438,000 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#391 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#100 of 127 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.29× · 340 MW median · 127 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent125,142 calculated

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 100 MW, KUZNETSK THERMAL POWER STATION is below the median coal plant in Russia (340 MW). 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 Owner / Investor.

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 53.8°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 #100 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 53.7697, 87.0876 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is KUZNETSK THERMAL POWER STATION?

KUZNETSK THERMAL POWER STATION is a 100 MW source-record coal power plant in Kemerovo, Russia, commissioned in 1944.

How many homes can KUZNETSK THERMAL POWER STATION power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 125,142 homes (estimated).

Who operates KUZNETSK THERMAL POWER STATION?

KUZNETSK THERMAL POWER STATION is operated by Owner / Investor.

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