Arkhangelsk PPM power station — Russia

Arkhangelsk PPM power station is a 176 MW gas power station in Arkhangelsk, Russia. It ranks #321 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 44.7% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

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

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 176 MW, Arkhangelsk PPM power station is below the median gas plant in Russia (200 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #176 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

• Abakan power station · Coal · 416 MW · Arkhangelsk
• CHPP of Arkhangelsk pulp and paper mill · Biomass · 224 MW · Arkhangelskaya
• Arkhangelsk CHPP · Gas · 450 MW · Arkhangelskaya
• CHP-1 of the Solombala PPM · Biomass · 36 MW · Arkhangelskaya
• Severodvinsk CHP-2 power station · Gas · 410 MW · Arkhangelsk
• Severodvinsk-1 power station · Gas · 60 MW · Arkhangelsk

Location

Coordinates 64.430415, 40.831976 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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