Blagoveshchensk power station is a 404 MW gas power station in Amur, Russia. It ranks #197 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_blagoveshchensk_russia.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
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 404 MW, Blagoveshchensk power station is well above the median gas plant in Russia (200 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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 #99 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
- Erkovetskaya power station · Gas · 1,000 MW · Amur
- Heilongjiang Heihe Daheishan Wind · Wind · 50 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
- Heilongjiang Xunke power station · Biomass · 30 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
Location
Coordinates 50.285781, 127.488796 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Blagoveshchensk power station?
Blagoveshchensk power station is a 404 MW gas power plant in Amur, Russia, Pre Construction 2030.