TE KOSTOLAC A is a 281 MW coal power station in Central Serbia, Serbia. It is operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 5 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.3k homes. It ranks #16 of 23 Serbia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1967, it is around 59 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 WRI1020283.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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 1,360 MW for Kostolac 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 · L100000103404; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 281 MW, TE KOSTOLAC A is below the median coal plant in Serbia (610 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
- Load factor
- 0%, from 5 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 0% median for 5 coal plants in Serbia
- Share of Serbia coal capacity
- 4.1% of 6,885 MW across 11 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 3 dated coal plants in Serbia is 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 humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.7°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 10% 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: 54/100 — 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 #9 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
- TE KOSTOLAC B · Coal · 697 MW · Central Serbia
- Kovin power station · Coal · 700 MW · Serbia
- Pančevo power station · Gas · 189 MW · Vojvodina
- TE MORAVA · Coal · 120 MW · Central Serbia
- Morava power station · Gas · 125 MW · Pomoravlje
- TE KOLUBARA · Coal · 239 MW · Serbia
Location
Coordinates 44.7229, 21.1717 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is TE KOSTOLAC A?
TE KOSTOLAC A is a 281 MW coal power plant in Central Serbia, Serbia, commissioned in 1967.
How much electricity does TE KOSTOLAC A generate?
TE KOSTOLAC A generates about 5 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates TE KOSTOLAC A?
TE KOSTOLAC A is operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD [100%].