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Tuzla CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coal power plant in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Approximate location 44.5215, 18.6056.

CoalFederation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovinasubcritical

Tuzla CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is a 730 MW coal power station in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is operated by Elektroprivreda BiH dd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 914k homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1966, it is around 60 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 55.4% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's electricity; the national grid averages 571 gCO₂/kWh (43.6% low-carbon) (2025).

730Legacy source-record capacity
913,542homes powered (est.)
1966commissioned (~60 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0044791.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTuzla CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina WRI
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina WRI
Coordinates44.5215, 18.6056 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity730 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerElektroprivreda BiH dd [100%] WRI
Commissioned1966 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions3,197,400 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#1 of 34 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1 of 11 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.70× · 430 MW median · 11 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent913,542 calculated
Climate10.3°C · HDD 2,917 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 28/100 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 730 MW, Tuzla CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is well above the median coal plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina (430 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tuzla CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 730 MW730Tuzla CHP …Bugojno Thermal Power Project: 600 MW600Bugojno Th…Kongora Thermal Power Plant: 550 MW550Kongora Th…Glinica power station: 500 MW500Glinica po…Kakanj CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 450 MW450Kakanj CHP…Kamengrad Thermal Power Plant: 430 MW430Kamengrad …Banovici power station: 350 MW350Banovici p…Gacko Coal CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 300 MW300Gacko Coal…

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

Owner

Operated by Elektroprivreda BiH dd [100%].

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 44.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

10.3°Cannual mean temp
2,917heating degree-days (base 18°C)
113cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
382 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 0 °CJF: 2 °CFM: 6 °CMA: 10 °CAM: 15 °CMJ: 18 °CJJ: 20 °CJA: 20 °CAS: 16 °CSO: 11 °CON: 5 °CND: 1 °CD20 °C

Heating degree-days here run 19% 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: 60/100 — 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)
28/100environmental-severity index
20.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
208 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina by capacity.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has 11 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 4,730 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 44.5215, 18.6056 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Tuzla CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Tuzla CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is a 730 MW source-record coal power plant in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, commissioned in 1966.

How many homes can Tuzla CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 913,542 homes (estimated).

Who operates Tuzla CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Tuzla CHP Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is operated by Elektroprivreda BiH dd [100%].

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