Atyrau — Kazakhstan
Gas power plant in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. Approximate location 47.0818, 51.9422.
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Atyrau is a 300 MW gas power station in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. It ranks #46 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 WRI1023216.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 350 MW for Atyrau CHP power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 300 MW, Atyrau is well above the median gas plant in Kazakhstan (250 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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 #17 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
- Atyrau 3 power station · Gas · 250 MW · Atyrau
- Atyrau 4 power station · Gas · 500 MW · Atyrau
- Karabatan power station · Gas · 475 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 47.0818, 51.9422 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Atyrau?
Atyrau is a 300 MW gas power plant in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, Pre Construction 1963.