Sakhalin GRES-2 power station is a 360 MW coal power station in Sakhalin, Russia. It is operated by Sakhalinenergo PJSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 451k homes (estimated). It ranks #219 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. 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_sakhalingres2_russi.
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 120 MW for Sakhalin GRES-2 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: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 360 MW, Sakhalin GRES-2 power station is around 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
- 0.6% of 64,498 MW across 127 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 89 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 Sakhalinenergo 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 subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 48.1°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 #62 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
- Sakhalin SDPP · Coal · 84 MW · Sakhalin
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinskaya-1 power station · Gas · 455.3 MW · Sakhalin
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk TPP-1 · Coal · 592.8 MW · Sakhalin
Location
Coordinates 48.053759, 142.187548 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sakhalin GRES-2 power station?
Sakhalin GRES-2 power station is a 360 MW coal power plant in Sakhalin, Russia, commissioned in 2019.
Who operates Sakhalin GRES-2 power station?
Sakhalin GRES-2 power station is operated by Sakhalinenergo PJSC [100%].