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Arkhangelsk CHPP

Gas power plant in Arkhangelskaya, Russia. Approximate location 64.5753, 40.5731.

GasArkhangelskayaRussiaSteam

Arkhangelsk CHPP is a 450 MW gas power station in Arkhangelskaya, Russia. It is operated by PJSC "TGC-2". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 507k homes (estimated). It ranks #174 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1970, it is around 56 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, gas supplies about 44.7% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

450Source-backed capacity
506,828homes powered (est.)
1970commissioned (~56 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1003660.

Data status

Known data

FacilityArkhangelsk CHPP WRI
CountryRussia · Arkhangelskaya WRI
Coordinates64.5753, 40.5731 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity450 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerPJSC "TGC-2" WRI
Commissioned1970 WRI
TechnologySteam WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions709,560 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#174 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#86 of 338 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.25× · 200 MW median · 338 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent506,828 calculated

Not available

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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000407162); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 450 MW, Arkhangelsk CHPP is well above the median gas plant in Russia (200 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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 Russia

Surgutskaya GRES-2: 8,865 MW9kSurgutskay…CHP-23: 5,690 MW6kCHP-23Perm GRES power station: 5,063 MW5kPerm GRES …Krostromskaya: 3,750 MW4kKrostromsk…Permskaya: 3,363 MW3kPermskayaKirishskaya GRES: 2,530 MW3kKirishskay…Konakovskaya: 2,520 MW3kKonakovska…Iriklinskaya: 2,460 MW2kIriklinska…

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

Owner

Operated by PJSC "TGC-2".

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 subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 64.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~0°Ctypical annual mean
~14°Ctypical warm-season mean
Subarctic (boreal): long cold winters and short, cool summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #86 largest gas power plant of 338 in Russia by capacity.

Russia has 338 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 145,594 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 64.5753, 40.5731 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Arkhangelsk CHPP?

Arkhangelsk CHPP is a 450 MW source-record gas power plant in Arkhangelskaya, Russia, commissioned in 1970.

How many homes can Arkhangelsk CHPP power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 506,828 homes (estimated).

Who operates Arkhangelsk CHPP?

Arkhangelsk CHPP is operated by PJSC "TGC-2".

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