Raichihinskaya GRES is a 102 MW coal power station in Amur, Russia. It is operated by JSC "FAR EASTERN GK" (JSC "DGK"). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 128k homes (estimated). It ranks #388 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1965, it is around 61 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 WRI1061799.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 83 MW for Raichihinskaya power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 102 MW, Raichihinskaya GRES is below the median coal plant in Russia (340 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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
- 0.2% of 64,498 MW across 127 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 52 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 JSC "FAR EASTERN GK" (JSC "DGK"). All plants by this company →
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a monsoon warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 49.7°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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very 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 #99 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
- Byreyskaya HPP · Hydro · 2,010 MW · Amur
Location
Coordinates 49.7482, 129.6922 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Raichihinskaya GRES?
Raichihinskaya GRES is a 102 MW coal power plant in Amur, Russia, commissioned in 1965.
Who operates Raichihinskaya GRES?
Raichihinskaya GRES is operated by JSC "FAR EASTERN GK" (JSC "DGK").