Stepnogorsk power station — Kazakhstan
Coal power plant in Akmola, Kazakhstan. Approximate location 52.483962, 72.03196.
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Stepnogorsk power station is a 130 MW coal power station in Akmola, Kazakhstan. It is operated by Stepnogorskya TETS LLP [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 163k homes (estimated). It ranks #61 of 80 Kazakhstan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1966, it is around 60 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% of Kazakhstan's electricity; the national grid averages 805 gCO₂/kWh (14.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_stepnogorsk_kazak.
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 130 MW for Stepnogorsk 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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104985; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 130 MW, Stepnogorsk power station is below the median coal plant in Kazakhstan (435 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 Kazakhstan coal capacity
- 0.6% of 20,941 MW across 32 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 8 of 27 dated coal plants in Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Stepnogorskya TETS LLP [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 cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 52.5°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 #27 largest coal power plant of 32 in Kazakhstan by capacity.
Kazakhstan has 32 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 20,941 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Astana-2 power station · Coal · 360 MW · Astana Qalasy
- Astana-3 power station · Gas · 350 MW · Akmola
- Astana Combined Cycle power station · Gas · 500 MW · Akmola
Location
Coordinates 52.483962, 72.03196 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Stepnogorsk power station?
Stepnogorsk power station is a 130 MW coal power plant in Akmola, Kazakhstan, commissioned in 1966.
Who operates Stepnogorsk power station?
Stepnogorsk power station is operated by Stepnogorskya TETS LLP [100%].