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Bereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant Belarus

Gas power plant in Brest, Belarus. Approximate location 52.4538, 25.1926.

GasBrestBelarusCCGT · HRSGSiemens Energy: SGT5-4000F

Bereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant Belarus is a 1,130 MW gas power station in Brest, Belarus. It is operated by Brestenergo RUE [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #4 of 29 Belarus power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2003, it is around 23 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 54.5% of Belarus's electricity; the national grid averages 309 gCO₂/kWh (41.4% low-carbon) (2025).

1,130Legacy source-record capacity
4HRSG unit(s)
1,272,702homes powered (est.)
2003commissioned (~23 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0043047.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant Belarus WRI
CountryBelarus · Brest WRI
Coordinates52.4538, 25.1926 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity1,130 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerBrestenergo RUE [100%] WRI
Commissioned2003 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · Siemens Energy: SGT5-4000F · HRSG WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,781,784 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#4 of 29 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 of 18 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers5.51× · 205 MW median · 18 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,272,702 calculated
Climate6.5°C · HDD 4,173 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 25/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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 1,380 MW for Berezovskaya (Belarus) power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Capacity claim grade: B_SCOPE_PARENT_COMPLEX - recommended action: build_parent_complex_model - confidence: not_comparable_without_scope. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,130 MW, Bereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant Belarus is well above the median gas plant in Belarus (205 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Siemens Energy: SGT5-4000F. 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 Belarus

Lukoml Thermal Power Plant Belarus: 2,460 MW2kLukoml The…Bereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant Belarus: 1,130 MW1kBereza SDP…Minsk-4 CHP CCGT Power Plant: 1,030 MW1kMinsk-4 CH…Minsk-5 CHP CCGT Power Plant: 780 MW780Minsk-5 CH…Gomel-2 CHP Power Plant Belarus: 544 MW544Gomel-2 CH…Minsk-3 CHP CCGT Power Plant: 512 MW512Minsk-3 CH…Novopolotsk Thermal Power Plant Belarus: 505 MW505Novopolots…Mogilev CHP-2 Thermal Power Plant Ukraine: 345 MW345Mogilev CH…

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

Owner

Operated by Brestenergo RUE [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 52.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

6.5°Cannual mean temp
4,173heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
142 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -5 °CJF: -3 °CFM: 0 °CMA: 6 °CAM: 12 °CMJ: 16 °CJJ: 17 °CJA: 17 °CAS: 12 °CSO: 7 °CON: 2 °CND: -3 °CD17 °C

Heating degree-days here run 70% above 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: 86/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
25/100environmental-severity index
21.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
404 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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

The #2 largest gas power plant of 18 in Belarus by capacity.

Belarus has 18 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 8,342 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 52.4538, 25.1926 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Bereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant Belarus?

Bereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant Belarus is a 1,130 MW source-record gas power plant in Brest, Belarus, commissioned in 2003.

How many homes can Bereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant Belarus power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,272,702 homes (estimated).

Who operates Bereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant Belarus?

Bereza SDPP Thermal Power Plant Belarus is operated by Brestenergo RUE [100%].

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