Tom-Usinskaya power station is a 2,005 MW coal power station in Kemerovo, Russia. It is operated by Kuzbassenergo JSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.5 million homes (estimated). It ranks #40 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1958, it is around 68 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 18.4% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_tomusinskaya_russi.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 1,345 MW for Tom-Usinskaya 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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 2,005 MW, Tom-Usinskaya power station is well above the median coal plant in Russia (340 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
- Share of Russia coal capacity
- 3.1% of 64,498 MW across 127 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 31 of 101 dated coal plants in Russia 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 Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Kuzbassenergo JSC [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 53.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #6 largest coal power plant of 127 in Russia by capacity.
Russia has 127 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 64,498 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Novokuznetsk power station · Gas · 298 MW · Kemerovo Oblast
- Zapadno-Sibirskaya power station · Coal · 600 MW · Kemerovo
- West Siberian CHP · Coal · 600 MW · Kemerovo
- Slavino power station · Coal · 660 MW · Kemerovo
- KUZNETSK THERMAL POWER STATION · Coal · 100 MW · Kemerovo
- Southern Kuzbass Power Plant · Coal · 554 MW · Kemerovo
Location
Coordinates 53.781415, 87.587401 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tom-Usinskaya power station?
Tom-Usinskaya power station is a 2,005 MW coal power plant in Kemerovo, Russia, commissioned in 1958.
Who operates Tom-Usinskaya power station?
Tom-Usinskaya power station is operated by Kuzbassenergo JSC [100%].