Coal Power Plant (Civ6)

The Coal Power Plant is an advanced production building in Civilization VI: Gathering Storm. It is the first power-producing building in the game; it is built in the Industrial Zone district and requires a Factory (or one of its replacements).
* Effects:
** Grants bonus equal to the district's current adjacency bonus.
** Converts into for this city and other cities whose City Centers are within 6 tiles. (Conversion rate: 1 → 4 )
** +1 Citizen slot.
** +1 additionally per Specialist in this district
** +1 point per turn.
** +2 and +4 with Third Alternative policy card.
** With Ethiopia Pack: +3 toward wonders, buildings, and districts for each Industrial City-State with 6 s.
** Heavy CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.
* Restrictions:
** Cannot be built if Oil Power Plant or Nuclear Power Plant has already been built in this district
== Strategy ==
The Coal Power Plant is the earliest available Power Plant type. On top of serving as an early source of , it provides a large bonus in well-planned Industrial Zones with high adjacency bonuses, especially when Craftsmen or Five-Year Plan is active.
Notice that the Coal Power Plant is the only Power Plant that gives equal to its adjacency bonus, so you may lose (or gain, in some rare cases) for switching from the Coal Power Plant. So if possible, prioritize getting renewable energy sources instead of switching to Oil Power Plants or Nuclear Power Plants.
However, the Coal Power Plant is inefficient in its resource consumption and emits the largest amount of CO2. This will likely have the following implications:
* Widespread construction of Coal Power Plants for their bonus will probably be favored as good military units mostly consume .
* The bonus from a Coal Power Plant is local and will not be extended to other cities within 6 tiles.
* To slow down Global Warming, converting to a more advanced Power Plant at the first available opportunity is likely advantageous, especially in districts without high adjacency bonuses.
* Remember, the moment a more advanced source of energy is available within the same range where a Coal Power Plant, that source will be drawn instead of . This needs to be balanced against the fact that has no late-game use other than , whereas and will be required for units until the end.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== See also ==
* Power Plant (Civ6)
** Nuclear Power Plant (Civ6)
** Oil Power Plant (Civ6)
* Coal (Power) Plant in other games
Category:Civilization VI: Gathering Storm