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Vladivostok-2 power station

Coal power plant in Primorskiy, Russia. Approximate location 43.1009, 131.9722.

CoalPrimorskiyRussiaSteamsubcritical

Vladivostok-2 power station is a 300 MW coal power station in Primorskiy, Russia. It is operated by Far Eastern Generating Co JSC. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 375k homes (estimated). It ranks #248 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1971, it is around 55 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).

300Source-backed capacity
375,428homes powered (est.)
1971commissioned (~55 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1075839.

Data status

Known data

FacilityVladivostok-2 power station WRI
CountryRussia · Primorskiy WRI
Coordinates43.1009, 131.9722 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity300 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerFar Eastern Generating Co JSC WRI
Commissioned1971 WRI
TechnologySteam · subcritical WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,314,000 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#248 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#70 of 127 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.88× · 340 MW median · 127 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent375,428 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 41/100 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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000103377); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 300 MW, Vladivostok-2 power station is below the median coal plant in Russia (340 MW). Technically it is described as Steam; 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 Russia

Reftinskaya GRES: 3,800 MW4kReftinskay…Berezovskaya GRES: 2,420 MW2kBerezovska…Petrovskaya power station: 2,400 MW2kPetrovskay…Novocherkasskaya GRES: 2,258 MW2kNovocherka…Troitskaya GRES: 2,234 MW2kTroitskaya…Tom-Usinskaya power station: 2,005 MW2kTom-Usinsk…Kashirskaya GRES: 1,910 MW2kKashirskay…Primorskaya TPP: 1,467 MW1kPrimorskay…

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

Owner

Operated by Far Eastern Generating Co JSC.

Climate zone & how it works

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a monsoon warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season mean
Monsoon warm-summer continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
41/100environmental-severity index
32.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
43 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 #70 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

Location

Coordinates 43.1009, 131.9722 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Vladivostok-2 power station?

Vladivostok-2 power station is a 300 MW source-record coal power plant in Primorskiy, Russia, commissioned in 1971.

How many homes can Vladivostok-2 power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 375,428 homes (estimated).

Who operates Vladivostok-2 power station?

Vladivostok-2 power station is operated by Far Eastern Generating Co JSC.

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