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Severodvinsk CHPP-2 — Russia

Coal power plant in Arkhangelskaya, Russia. Approximate location 64.5627, 39.8339.

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Severodvinsk CHPP-2 is a 410 MW coal power station in Arkhangelskaya, Russia. It is operated by TGC-2. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 513k homes (estimated). It ranks #193 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1976, it is around 50 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 18.4% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

410MW installed capacity
513,085homes powered (est.)
1976commissioned (~50 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1003807.

Data status

Known data

FacilitySeverodvinsk CHPP-2 WRI
CountryRussia · Arkhangelskaya WRI
Coordinates64.5627, 39.8339 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity410 MW WRI GPPD; source record
OwnerTGC-2 WRI
Commissioned1976 WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,795,800 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#193 / 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#54 / 127 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.21× · 340 MW · n=127 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent513,085 calculated

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 410 MW, Severodvinsk CHPP-2 is well above the median coal plant in Russia (340 MW). 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
68 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

Reftinskaya GRES: 3,800 MW4kReftinskay…Berezovskaya GRES: 2,420 MW2kBerezovska…Petrovskaya power station: 2,400 MW2kPetrovskay…Novocherkasskaya GRES: 2,258 MW2kNovocherka…Troitskaya GRES: 2,234 MW2kTroitskaya…Tom-Usinskaya power station: 2,005 MW2kTom-Usinsk…Kashirskaya GRES: 1,910 MW2kKashirskay…Primorskaya TPP: 1,467 MW1kPrimorskay…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by TGC-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 subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 64.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~0°Ctypical annual mean
~14°Ctypical warm-season mean
Subarctic (boreal): long cold winters and short, cool summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #54 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

Location

Coordinates 64.5627, 39.8339 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Severodvinsk CHPP-2?

Severodvinsk CHPP-2 is a 410 MW coal power plant in Arkhangelskaya, Russia, commissioned in 1976.

Who operates Severodvinsk CHPP-2?

Severodvinsk CHPP-2 is operated by TGC-2.

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