Central/Kostroma nuclear power plant is a 2,500 MW nuclear power station in Kostroma, Russia. It ranks #25 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 18.3% 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 GEM_nuc_centralkostroma_russi.
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 Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (announced); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 2,500 MW, Central/Kostroma nuclear power plant is around the median nuclear plant in Russia (2,364 MW). Technically it is described as pressurized water reactor. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #12 largest nuclear power plant of 28 in Russia by capacity.
Russia has 28 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 60,908 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kostroma CHPP-1 · Gas · 170 MW · Kostroma
Location
Coordinates 58.51381, 41.5011 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Central/Kostroma nuclear power plant?
Central/Kostroma nuclear power plant is a 2,500 MW nuclear power plant in Kostroma, Russia, Announced 2030.