TE KOLUBARA is a 239 MW coal power station in Serbia, Serbia. It is operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 299k homes (estimated). It ranks #19 of 23 Serbia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1956, it is around 70 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 65.0% of Serbia's electricity; the national grid averages 696 gCO₂/kWh (27.8% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1020285.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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: GEM · 2026 · L100000103402; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 239 MW, TE KOLUBARA is below the median coal plant in Serbia (610 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 Serbia coal capacity
- 3.5% of 6,885 MW across 11 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 3 dated coal plants in Serbia 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 Serbia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 11% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 55/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness 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 #10 largest coal power plant of 11 in Serbia by capacity.
Serbia has 11 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 6,885 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- TENT A · Coal · 1,730 MW · Serbia
- TENT B · Coal · 1,270 MW · Serbia
- Pančevo power station · Gas · 189 MW · Vojvodina
- Kovin power station · Coal · 700 MW · Serbia
- Kragujevac power station · Gas · 300 MW · Šumadija and Western Serbia
- TE KOSTOLAC A · Coal · 281 MW · Central Serbia
Location
Coordinates 44.4806, 20.2934 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is TE KOLUBARA?
TE KOLUBARA is a 239 MW coal power plant in Serbia, Serbia, commissioned in 1956.
Who operates TE KOLUBARA?
TE KOLUBARA is operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD [100%].