TE KOSTOLAC B is a 697 MW coal power station in Central Serbia, Serbia. Based on reported annual generation of 15 GWh, it can supply roughly 4.3k homes. It ranks #5 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1020278.
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 · L100000103404; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 697 MW, TE KOSTOLAC B is well above 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
- Load factor
- 0%, from 15 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 0% median for 5 coal plants in Serbia
- Share of Serbia coal capacity
- 10.1% of 6,885 MW across 11 plants in this dataset
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).
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 #4 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 A · Coal · 281 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
- Deta A · Solar · 6 MW · Timis
Location
Coordinates 44.7307, 21.2104 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is TE KOSTOLAC B?
TE KOSTOLAC B is a 697 MW coal power plant in Central Serbia, Serbia.
How much electricity does TE KOSTOLAC B generate?
TE KOSTOLAC B generates about 15 GWh of electricity per year.