Novocherkasskaya GRES is a 2,258 MW coal power station in Rostov, Russia. It is operated by PJSC "OGK-2". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.8 million homes (estimated). It ranks #34 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1956, it is around 70 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1003770.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103380; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 2,258 MW, Novocherkasskaya GRES is well above the median coal plant in Russia (340 MW). Technically it is described as Rostec United Engine Corporation: GTD-110M; 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 Russia coal capacity
- 3.5% of 64,498 MW across 127 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 27 of 101 dated coal plants in Russia 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 Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PJSC "OGK-2".
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 47.4°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), 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 #4 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
- Novocherkassk nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,400 MW · Rostov
- GT CHP Novocherkasskaya · Gas · 18 MW · Rostov
- Shakhtinskaya CHPP · Gas · 100 MW · Rostov
- Rostov CHPP-2 · Gas · 160 MW · Rostov
- Smolensk TPP-2 · Gas · 275 MW · Rostov
- TPP-2 · Gas · 642 MW · Rostov
Location
Coordinates 47.4, 40.2333 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Novocherkasskaya GRES?
Novocherkasskaya GRES is a 2,258 MW coal power plant in Rostov, Russia, commissioned in 1956.
Who operates Novocherkasskaya GRES?
Novocherkasskaya GRES is operated by PJSC "OGK-2".