Gizeldonskaya HPP is a 22.8 MW hydro power plant in North Ossetia, Russia. It is operated by PJSC "RusHydro". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 23k homes (estimated). It ranks #533 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 16.7% 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 WRI1061703.
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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 22.8 MW, Gizeldonskaya HPP is below the median hydro plant in Russia (72 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Russia hydro capacity
- less than 0.1% of 45,810 MW across 105 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PJSC "RusHydro". All plants by this company →
Climate zone & how it works
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 42.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness 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
The #83 largest hydro power plant of 105 in Russia by capacity.
Russia has 105 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 45,810 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Ezminskaya HPP · Hydro · 45 MW · Ingushetiya
- Dzau HPS · Hydro · 8 MW · North Ossetia
- The head HPP of the Ardon cascade of Zaramagh hydroelectric power stations · Hydro · 15 MW · North Ossetia
- Zaragizhskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs · Hydro · 30.6 MW · Kabardino-Balkariya
- Aushegerskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs · Hydro · 60 MW · Kabardino-Balkariya
- Kashhatau HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs · Hydro · 65.1 MW · Kabardino-Balkariya
Location
Coordinates 42.9025, 44.4601 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Gizeldonskaya HPP?
Gizeldonskaya HPP is a 22.8 MW hydro power plant in North Ossetia, Russia.
Who operates Gizeldonskaya HPP?
Gizeldonskaya HPP is operated by PJSC "RusHydro".