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TE KOSOVO A

Coal power plant in Pristina, Serbia. Approximate location 42.6773, 21.0886.

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TE KOSOVO A is a 610 MW coal power station in Pristina, Serbia. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 763k homes (estimated). It ranks #8 of 23 Serbia power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 65.0% of Serbia's electricity; the national grid averages 696 gCO₂/kWh (27.8% low-carbon) (2025).

610Source-backed capacity
763,371homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1020280.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTE KOSOVO A WRI
CountrySerbia · Pristina WRI
Coordinates42.6773, 21.0886 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity610 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions2,671,800 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#8 of 23 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#6 of 11 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.00× · 610 MW median · 11 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent763,371 calculated
Climate9.2°C · HDD 3,255 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 28/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
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

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 operating-unit sum (location L100000102999); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 610 MW, TE KOSOVO A is around 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Serbia

TENT A: 1,730 MW2kTENT ATENT B: 1,270 MW1kTENT BKovin power station: 700 MW700Kovin powe…TE KOSTOLAC B: 697 MW697TE KOSTOLA…TE KOSOVO B: 618 MW618TE KOSOVO BTE KOSOVO A: 610 MW610TE KOSOVO ADespotovac power station: 320 MW320Despotovac…Štavalj Power Station: 300 MW300Štavalj Po…

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

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 42.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.2°Cannual mean temp
3,255heating degree-days (base 18°C)
70cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
759 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -2 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 9 °CAM: 14 °CMJ: 17 °CJJ: 19 °CJA: 19 °CAS: 15 °CSO: 10 °CON: 4 °CND: 0 °CD19 °C

Heating degree-days here run 32% 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: 70/100 — this site sits in the top 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
28/100environmental-severity index
20.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
183 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #6 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

Location

Coordinates 42.6773, 21.0886 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is TE KOSOVO A?

TE KOSOVO A is a 610 MW source-record coal power plant in Pristina, Serbia.

How many homes can TE KOSOVO A power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 763,371 homes (estimated).

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