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Zvornik power plant

Gas power plant in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Approximate location 44.38648, 19.10476.

GasSrpskaBosnia and HerzegovinaAnnounced

Zvornik power plant is a 62.5 MW gas power plant in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 70k homes (estimated). It ranks #28 of 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 0.0% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's electricity; the national grid averages 571 gCO₂/kWh (43.6% low-carbon) (2025).

62.5MW installed capacity
70,392homes powered (est.)
2030Announced

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityZvornik power plant GEM-GOGPT
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina · Srpska GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates44.38648, 19.10476 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity62.5 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
Commissioned2030 GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions98,550 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#28 / 34 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#7 / 7 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.31× · 200 MW · n=7 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent70,392 calculated
Environmental severityC2 · 28/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot 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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 62.5 MW, Zvornik power plant is below the median gas plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina (200 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Banja Luka power station: 600 MW600Banja Luka…Prijedor power station: 600 MW600Prijedor p…KTG Zenica power station: 390 MW390KTG Zenica…ERS Gas-Fired CHP power station: 200 MW200ERS Gas-Fi…Kakanj Thermal Power Plant: 175 MW175Kakanj The…Bosanski Brod power station: 100 MW100Bosanski B…Zvornik power plant: 62 MW62Zvornik po…

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

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season mean
Temperate oceanic: 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
28/100environmental-severity index
19.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
236 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 #7 largest gas power plant of 7 in Bosnia and Herzegovina by capacity.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has 7 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 2,128 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 44.38648, 19.10476 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Zvornik power plant?

Zvornik power plant is a 62.5 MW gas power plant in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Announced 2030.

How many homes can Zvornik power plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 70,392 homes (estimated).

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