Zuevskaya power station

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Zuevskaya power station (Зуевская ТЭС, Зуївська ТЕС) is an operating power station of at least 1290-megawatts (MW) in Zuhres, Khartsyzk, Donetska, Ukraine. It is also known as Zuivska power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zuevskaya power station	Zuhres, Khartsyzk, Donetska, Ukraine	48.034804, 38.285213 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 48.034804, 38.285213

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year	Emergency/Backup
Unit 1	Operating	coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil	325	subcritical	yes	1982	False
Unit 2	Operating	coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil	320	subcritical	yes	1982	False
Unit 3	Operating	coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil	320	subcritical	yes	1986	False
Unit 4	Operating	coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil	325	subcritical	yes	1988	False

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Energy of Donbass [100%]	Energy of Donbass [100.0%]
Unit 2	Energy of Donbass [100%]	Energy of Donbass [100.0%]
Unit 3	Energy of Donbass [100%]	Energy of Donbass [100.0%]
Unit 4	Energy of Donbass [100%]	Energy of Donbass [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): domestic

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Background

Zuevskaya power station is a four-unit power plant with a total capacity of 1,290 MW. The plant was completed between 1982 and 1988.

It was owned by DTEK Energy, which in turn is owned by SCM (System Capital Management) Limited. The power station has been in the area of Ukraine not controlled by the Ukrainian government since 2015. DTEK formally admitted it had lost control of the power station in 2017 and the power station was not mentioned in its 2020 Annual Report. The plant is now listed on the website of Energy of Donbass - the newly created energy company of the disputed Donetsk region - with installed capacity of 1,270MW but available capacity of 780MW (website retrieved in December 2022 and January 2024).

In October 2022, Energy of Donbass reported that they are conducting major repairs to restore Unit 3, which should be completed in early 2023.

Electricity generation in 2022 was 2,269 million kWh.

A Russian government source from July 2023 stated that Unit 1 and Unit 4 were operating, the second unit was undergoing scheduled maintenance, and the third unit was undergoing major repairs. The two operating units produce about 380 MW. The electricity generated at the Zuevskaya power plant is distributed across cities and regions of the Donetsk People's Republic and partly of the Lugansk People's Republic. The company plans to modernize the plant taking into account high Russian standards.

In May 2024, media reports stated that approximately RUB 3.2 billion (ca. RUB 3.2 billion) was allocated for the modernization of the Zuivska power plant, aimed at technical re-equipment and the addition of up to 300 MW of generating capacity. The investor was not disclosed and was identified only as a participant in a special economic zone of Donbass.

In early 2023 Russia media sources reported shelling of the station by Ukrainian side. Ukrainian media referred to this as fake news.

In early 2024, the plant was not listed on the website of Energy of Donbass anymore.

In 2024, industry media reported that Zuevskaya TPP operated four units with a combined capacity of 1,270 MW and supplied electricity to both the Russian-controlled Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

As per September 2024 reporting, the plant was operating but not with all units. Together with Starobesheve power station, the two plants were said to provide 1,300- 1,500 MW of capacity. As of March 2025, together with Starobesheve, the plant was said to cover the needs of the Donetsk region. Attacks by Ukrainian forces on the plant were reported in May 2025.

During the night of November 18, 2025, media reports described a large-scale attack on the energy system of the Donetsk region that damaged the Zuevskaya and Starobesheve power stations, causing temporary electricity outages affecting up to 65% of consumers. On November 19, reports stated that power plants and boiler houses in the region's capital - Donetsk - had resumed operations and that additional generators would be supplied to support restoration of energy facilities. Subsequent reports of intermittent blackouts in the Donetsk region following later drone attacks suggested that electricity supply had been at least partially restored, however it is still unclear, which units of Zuevskaya power station are operating and to what extent.

On April 5-6, 2026, Russian and Ukrainian media reported a large blackout in Russian-controlled Donetsk, Makiivka, Mariupol, and other nearby cities. Russian media said drones had flown toward Zuevskaya TPP and Starobesheve TPP, leaving about 500,000 subscribers without electricity at one point, while Ukrainian media reported a large blackout in the Russian-controlled part of Donetsk Oblast and preliminary claims that the outage could have been connected to attacks on thermal power plants. The reports did not identify damage to specific units at Zuevskaya TPP.

Fuel Supply, Conversion to Gas Unclear

The station used coal as the main fuel with fuel oil and natural gas as the reserve fuel. The station had problems with the supply of bituminous coal (its design type of coal) when the military activity in the area started in 2014. The main supplier of coal to the plant was Belorechenskaya coal mine from the Lugansk region. In 2020 the plant transitioned to a mixture of bituminous coal and 'lean caking' coal from the Yasinovskaya-Glubokaya mine. According to media sources, as of April 2021, only two out of three units were operating, and the fourth unit was in reserve. Overall as of 2021 the station was only operating at 30% capacity due to supply issues of bituminous coal (Grade G).

In December 2022, the Minister of Energy of the unrecognized Donetsk National Republic stated that the station has been running on gas for the second month already. The gas pipeline was built by Donbassgaz in 6 months' time. The station may use bituminous coal brought from Lugansk region as a back-up fuel in cold winter months. The units were therefore considered as converted to gas, as of December 2022 and June 2023.

However, two later sources referred to the plant as coal-fired. Therefore it appeared that full conversion to gas has not yet taken place.

In February 2024, it was reported that the Bilorichenska Coal Mine will be supplying coal to the power station.

In 2022-2024, reported repair projects at Zuevskaya TPP included a 2022 capital repair of Unit 3 and a 2024 capital repair of Unit 2. The Unit 3 work included repair of boiler draft equipment, inspection of the high-pressure cylinder, and modernization of turbine-row regulators, while the Unit 2 work included replacement of mill drum armor plates, trunnion sleeves, and high- and low-pressure heater fittings, which reportedly restored the unit's nominal load.

In March 2026, AО "Infrastructure Projects" held a procurement procedure for coal for Starobesheve TPP and/or Zuevskaya TPP, with a listed value of RUB 6.14 billion (around US$74.9 million). The tender lean bituminous coal for Starobesheve TPP and/or Zuevskaya TPP and/or gas coal (bituminous) for Zuevskaya TPP.

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