Ust-Ilimskaya CHP power station is a 565 MW coal power station in Irkutsk, Russia. It is operated by Baikal Energy Company LLC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 707k homes (estimated). It ranks #140 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1978, it is around 48 years old — long-established. 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_ustilimskayachp_russi.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 · L100000104443; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 565 MW, Ust-Ilimskaya CHP 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
- 0.9% of 64,498 MW across 127 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 71 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 Baikal Energy Company LLC [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 subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 58.1°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 #37 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
- Ust Illminsk (TPP) · Coal · 515 MW · Irkutsk
- Ust Illminsk (HPP) · Hydro · 3,840 MW · Irkutsk
- Irkutsk CHP Plant-16 · Coal · 18 MW · Irkutsk
Location
Coordinates 58.050903, 102.808966 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Ust-Ilimskaya CHP power station?
Ust-Ilimskaya CHP power station is a 565 MW coal power plant in Irkutsk, Russia, commissioned in 1978.
Who operates Ust-Ilimskaya CHP power station?
Ust-Ilimskaya CHP power station is operated by Baikal Energy Company LLC [100%].