Azerbaijan TPP
Oil power plant in Mingacevir City, Azerbaijan. Approximate location 40.78, 46.9901.
OilMingacevir CityAzerbaijanCCGT · HRSGAnsaldo Energia: AE94.3A
Azerbaijan TPP is a 2,400 MW oil power station in Mingacevir City, Azerbaijan. It is operated by AzerEnerji. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.8 million homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 22 Azerbaijan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1990, it is around 36 years old — long-established. In context, oil supplies about 0.2% of Azerbaijan's electricity; the national grid averages 632 gCO₂/kWh (12.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002179.
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.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406946; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Ansaldo Energia: AE94.3A. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Owner
Operated by AzerEnerji. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 20% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 42/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
Azerbaijan has 1 oil power plant in this dataset, together about 2,400 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Mingechevir · Hydro · 424 MW · Mingacevir City
- Varvara · Hydro · 16 MW · Mingacevir City
- Shaki power station · Gas · 87 MW · Shaki
- Yenikend · Hydro · 150 MW · Samux
- Shamkir · Hydro · 380 MW · Shamkir Rayon
- Gusar · Hydro · 1 MW · Qusar
Location
Coordinates 40.78, 46.9901 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Azerbaijan TPP?
Azerbaijan TPP is a 2,400 MW oil power plant in Mingacevir City, Azerbaijan, commissioned in 1990.
Who operates Azerbaijan TPP?
Azerbaijan TPP is operated by AzerEnerji.