Reftinskaya GRES is a 3,800 MW coal power station in Sverdlovsk, Russia. It is operated by PJSC "Enel Russia". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 4.8 million homes (estimated). It ranks #15 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1970, it is around 56 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 WRI1003790.
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 · L100000103387; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 3,800 MW, Reftinskaya GRES 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
- 5.9% of 64,498 MW across 127 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 62 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 "Enel Russia".
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 57.1°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 #1 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
- GT CHP Rezhevskaya · Gas · 18 MW · Sverdlovsk
- Beloyarsk · Nuclear · 1,485 MW · Sverdlovsk
- Novo Sverdlovsk · Gas · 557 MW · Sverdlovsk
- GT CHP Ekaterinburg · Gas · 18 MW · Sverdlovsk
- Sverdlovsk CHP · Gas · 36 MW · Sverdlovsk
- Sinarsky CHPP · Gas · 24 MW · Sverdlovsk
Location
Coordinates 57.1067, 61.7117 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Reftinskaya GRES?
Reftinskaya GRES is a 3,800 MW coal power plant in Sverdlovsk, Russia, commissioned in 1970.
Who operates Reftinskaya GRES?
Reftinskaya GRES is operated by PJSC "Enel Russia".