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West Siberian CHP

Coal power plant in Kemerovo, Russia. Approximate location 53.8786, 87.2344.

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West Siberian CHP is a 600 MW coal power station in Kemerovo, Russia. It is operated by JSC "West-Siberian CHP". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 751k homes (estimated). It ranks #130 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 18.4% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

600Legacy source-record capacity
750,857homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061840.

Data status

Known data

FacilityWest Siberian CHP WRI
CountryRussia · Kemerovo WRI
Coordinates53.8786, 87.2344 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity600 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerJSC "West-Siberian CHP" WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions2,628,000 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#130 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#32 of 127 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.76× · 340 MW median · 127 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent750,857 calculated

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
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 600 MW, West Siberian CHP is well above 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.

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 JSC "West-Siberian CHP".

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 53.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season mean
Warm-summer humid 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).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #32 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 53.8786, 87.2344 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is West Siberian CHP?

West Siberian CHP is a 600 MW source-record coal power plant in Kemerovo, Russia.

How many homes can West Siberian CHP power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 750,857 homes (estimated).

Who operates West Siberian CHP?

West Siberian CHP is operated by JSC "West-Siberian CHP".

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