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Buribaevskaya SES

Solar power plant in Bashkortostan, Russia. Approximate location 51.9507, 58.1879.

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Buribaevskaya SES is a 10 MW solar power plant in Bashkortostan, Russia. It is operated by LLC "Avelar SolarStekhnolodzhi". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 4.3k homes (estimated). It ranks #619 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 0.2% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

10Source-backed capacity
4,254homes powered (est.)
2016commissioned (~10 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1062029.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBuribaevskaya SES WRI
CountryRussia · Bashkortostan WRI
Coordinates51.9507, 58.1879 WRI
FuelSolar WRI
MW installed capacity10 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerLLC "Avelar SolarStekhnolodzhi" WRI
Commissioned2016 WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#619 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#35 of 57 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.67× · 15 MW median · 57 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent4,254 calculated

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100001008518); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 10 MW, Buribaevskaya SES is below the median solar plant in Russia (15 MW). Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest solar plants in Russia

Samara SS: 62 MW62Samara SSAkhtubinsky: 60 MW60AkhtubinskyOrenburg 3T: 60 MW60Orenburg 3TOrenburg 1T: 45 MW45Orenburg 1TBuribay 3: 25 MW25Buribay 3Elshan: 25 MW25ElshanOrskaya SES them. AAVlazneva (Sakmarskaya): 25 MW25Orskaya SE…Sol-Iletsk SES: 25 MW25Sol-Iletsk…

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

Owner

Operated by LLC "Avelar SolarStekhnolodzhi".

Climate zone & how it works

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 52.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season mean
Warm-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #35 largest solar power plant of 57 in Russia by capacity.

Russia has 57 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 841 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 51.9507, 58.1879 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Buribaevskaya SES?

Buribaevskaya SES is a 10 MW source-record solar power plant in Bashkortostan, Russia, commissioned in 2016.

How many homes can Buribaevskaya SES power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 4,254 homes (estimated).

Who operates Buribaevskaya SES?

Buribaevskaya SES is operated by LLC "Avelar SolarStekhnolodzhi".

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