Petrovskaya power station is a 2,400 MW coal power station in Moscow, Russia. It is operated by Mosenergo PJSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #30 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 GEM_coa_petrovskaya_russi.
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
At 2,400 MW, Petrovskaya power station is well above the median coal plant in Russia (340 MW). Technically it is described as 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
- 3.7% 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 Mosenergo PJSC [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 warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 55.6°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 #3 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
- Shaturskaya GRES · Gas · 1,500 MW · Moskovskaya
- TPP-3 (R.E. Klasson) · Gas · 589 MW · Moskovskaya
- Vladimirskaya TPP-2 [boiler-house] · Gas · 6 MW · Vladimir
- Vladmir Branch · Gas · 596 MW · Vladimir
- Diaghilevskaya power station · Gas · 235 MW · Ryazan Oblast
- Novo-Ryazan Thermal Power Station · Gas · 325 MW · Rjazan
Location
Coordinates 55.566667, 39.533333 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Petrovskaya power station?
Petrovskaya power station is a 2,400 MW coal power plant in Moscow, Russia.
Who operates Petrovskaya power station?
Petrovskaya power station is operated by Mosenergo PJSC [100%].