Vortkuta HPP-1 is a 25 MW coal power plant in Komi Republic, Russia. It is operated by OOO Vorkuta Thermal Power Station. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 31k homes (estimated). It ranks #520 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1942, it is around 84 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 WRI1003855.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 25 MW, Vortkuta HPP-1 is below the median coal plant in Russia (340 MW). 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
- less than 0.1% of 64,498 MW across 127 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 7 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 OOO Vorkuta Thermal Power Station.
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 67.5°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 #114 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
- Vorkuta HPP-2 · Coal · 270 MW · Komi Republic
- Vorkutinskaya-2 power station · Gas · 110 MW · Komi
Location
Coordinates 67.5, 64.0181 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Vortkuta HPP-1?
Vortkuta HPP-1 is a 25 MW coal power plant in Komi Republic, Russia, commissioned in 1942.
Who operates Vortkuta HPP-1?
Vortkuta HPP-1 is operated by OOO Vorkuta Thermal Power Station.