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Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station

Solnechny, Kazakhstan

The 903rd largest power station in the world

1 GW · Capacity

The GRES-2 Power Station (or Power Station Ekibastuz) is a coal-fueled power generating station in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan. It is located close to Solnechny and to Shandaksor. The ashes of the station are dumped into Karasor, a nearby lake. As of 2025, the GRES-1 and GRES-2 power stations in Ekibastuz help to generate over 40% of Kazakhstan's electricity output.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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