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TENT A

Coal power plant in Serbia, Serbia. Approximate location 44.6711, 20.1593.

CoalSerbiaSerbiasubcritical

TENT A is a 1,730 MW coal power station in Serbia, Serbia. It is operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 36 GWh, it can supply roughly 10k homes. It ranks #1 of 23 Serbia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1970, it is around 56 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).

1,730Legacy source-record capacity
36GWh reported / yr
10,428homes powered
1970commissioned (~56 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1020275.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTENT A WRI
CountrySerbia · Serbia WRI
Coordinates44.6711, 20.1593 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity1,730 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerElektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD [100%] WRI
Commissioned1970 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI
GWh reported / yr36 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions36,500 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#1 of 23 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1 of 11 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.84× · 610 MW median · 11 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent10,428 calculated from reported generation
Climate11.5°C · HDD 2,615 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 29/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,730 MW, TENT A is well above 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.

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).

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.

11.5°Cannual mean temp
2,615heating degree-days (base 18°C)
253cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
116 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 1 °CJF: 3 °CFM: 7 °CMA: 12 °CAM: 17 °CMJ: 20 °CJJ: 21 °CJA: 21 °CAS: 17 °CSO: 12 °CON: 6 °CND: 2 °CD21 °C

Heating degree-days here run 6% 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: 52/100 — 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

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)
29/100environmental-severity index
20.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
292 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 #1 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 44.6711, 20.1593 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is TENT A?

TENT A is a 1,730 MW source-record coal power plant in Serbia, Serbia, commissioned in 1970.

How much electricity does TENT A generate?

TENT A generates about 36 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can TENT A power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 10,428 homes.

Who operates TENT A?

TENT A is operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD [100%].

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