Atyrau 3 power station — Kazakhstan

Atyrau 3 power station is a 250 MW gas power station in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. It ranks #49 of 80 Kazakhstan power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 29.4% of Kazakhstan's electricity; the national grid averages 805 gCO₂/kWh (14.9% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_atyrau3_kazakh.

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 250 MW, Atyrau 3 power station is around the median gas plant in Kazakhstan (250 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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 #18 largest gas power plant of 35 in Kazakhstan by capacity.

Kazakhstan has 35 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 13,872 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Karabatan power station · Gas · 475 MW · Atyrau
• Atyrau · Gas · 300 MW · Atyrau
• Atyrau 4 power station · Gas · 500 MW · Atyrau
• Kashagan power station · Gas · 238 MW · Atyrau
• Tengizchevroil Future Growth Project power station · Gas · 650 MW · Mangistau
• Tengizchevroil 3 power station · Gas · 242 MW · Mangistau

Location

Coordinates 47.17845, 52.172787 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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