Mednogorskaya TPP is a 14 MW coal power plant in Orenburg, Russia. It is operated by Orenburg Branch of PJSC "T Plus". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 18k homes (estimated). It ranks #595 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 18.4% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061751.
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 14 MW, Mednogorskaya TPP 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.
Key facts
- Share of Russia coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 64,498 MW across 127 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 Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Orenburg Branch of PJSC "T Plus".
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 51.4°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).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #123 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
- Novotroitskaya TPP · Coal · 172 MW · Orenburg
- Novotroitskaya Ural Steel power station · Gas · 110 MW · Orenburg
- Gaiskaya TPP · Gas · 24 MW · Orenburg
- Orskaya SES them. AAVlazneva (Sakmarskaya) · Solar · 25 MW · Orenburg
- Orsk TPP-1 · Gas · 245 MW · Orenburg
- Akjar Hevel · Solar · 5 MW · Bashkortostan
Location
Coordinates 51.4346, 57.5726 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Mednogorskaya TPP?
Mednogorskaya TPP is a 14 MW coal power plant in Orenburg, Russia.
Who operates Mednogorskaya TPP?
Mednogorskaya TPP is operated by Orenburg Branch of PJSC "T Plus".