Tabas power station is a 650 MW coal power station in Yazd, Iran. It ranks #65 of 177 Iran power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 0.2% of Iran's electricity; the national grid averages 660 gCO₂/kWh (5.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_tabas_iran.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
Iran has 1 coal power plant in this dataset, together about 650 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bafgh power station · Gas · 500 MW · Yazd
Location
Coordinates 33.227766, 56.24132 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tabas power station?
Tabas power station is a 650 MW coal power plant in Yazd, Iran, Construction 2029.