Morava power station is a 125 MW gas power station in Pomoravlje, Serbia. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 141k homes (estimated). It ranks #21 of 23 Serbia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 6.9% of Serbia's electricity; the national grid averages 696 gCO₂/kWh (27.8% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_morava_serbia.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 125 MW, Morava power station is below the median gas plant in Serbia (300 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Serbia gas capacity
- 5.3% of 2,359 MW across 8 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 gas plants in Serbia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.2°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 16% 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: 58/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), 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
The #7 largest gas power plant of 8 in Serbia by capacity.
Serbia has 8 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 2,359 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- TE MORAVA · Coal · 120 MW · Central Serbia
- Despotovac power station · Coal · 320 MW · Serbia
- Kragujevac power station · Gas · 300 MW · Šumadija and Western Serbia
- TE KOSTOLAC A · Coal · 281 MW · Central Serbia
- TE KOSTOLAC B · Coal · 697 MW · Central Serbia
- Kovin power station · Coal · 700 MW · Serbia
Location
Coordinates 44.223826, 21.163148 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Morava power station?
Morava power station is a 125 MW gas power plant in Pomoravlje, Serbia.