Kazakhstan

Taraz Energy Center — 60 MW Coal

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Taraz Energy Center is a 60 MW coal power plant located in Kazakhstan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
60 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner

Operator

Location
42.90, 71.41

Coordinates

Insights

#76
largest in Kazakhstan
#2,512
largest Coal worldwide
#12,271
largest worldwide
5
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Coal
Capacity
60 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Country
Kazakhstan
Coordinates
42.904, 71.408

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
237,046 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
9,481,824 t

over ~40 yrs

Intensity
820 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

51,532
cars / year
31,606
homes / year
10,774,800
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

About this plant

ТаразЭнергоОрталық is a 60 MW coal-fired power plant in Kazakhstan, operated since its commissioning.

Ranked #42 of 46 coal plants in Kazakhstan, this facility’s 60 MW represents 0.2% of Kazakhstan’s total coal capacity of 29,384 MW. The largest coal plant in Kazakhstan is Ekibastuz GRES-1 at 4,000 MW, making ТаразЭнергоОрталық 66.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Жамбыл мемлекеттік аудандық электр станциясы (1230 MW, Gas) and OJSC Zhambyl GRES (1230 MW, Coal). The facility is located in the Жамбыл region, approximately 200 km west of Almaty.

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