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GTES of Vladivostokskaya CHPP-1

Gas power plant in Primorskiy, Russia. Approximate location 43.1258, 131.8781.

GasPrimorskiyRussia

GTES of Vladivostokskaya CHPP-1 is a 45 MW gas power plant in Primorskiy, Russia. It is operated by JSC "FAR EASTERN GK" (JSC "DGK"). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 51k homes (estimated). It ranks #473 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).

45Legacy source-record capacity
50,682homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061798.

Data status

Known data

FacilityGTES of Vladivostokskaya CHPP-1 WRI
CountryRussia · Primorskiy WRI
Coordinates43.1258, 131.8781 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity45 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerJSC "FAR EASTERN GK" (JSC "DGK") WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions70,956 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#473 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#266 of 338 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.23× · 200 MW median · 338 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent50,682 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 41/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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

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 45 MW, GTES of Vladivostokskaya CHPP-1 is below the median gas plant in Russia (200 MW). 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 Russia

Surgutskaya GRES-2: 8,865 MW9kSurgutskay…CHP-23: 5,690 MW6kCHP-23Perm GRES power station: 5,063 MW5kPerm GRES …Krostromskaya: 3,750 MW4kKrostromsk…Permskaya: 3,363 MW3kPermskayaKirishskaya GRES: 2,530 MW3kKirishskay…Konakovskaya: 2,520 MW3kKonakovska…Iriklinskaya: 2,460 MW2kIriklinska…

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

Owner

Operated by JSC "FAR EASTERN GK" (JSC "DGK"). All plants by this company →

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a monsoon warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season mean
Monsoon warm-summer 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).

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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
41/100environmental-severity index
32.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
43 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 #266 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.

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Location

Coordinates 43.1258, 131.8781 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is GTES of Vladivostokskaya CHPP-1?

GTES of Vladivostokskaya CHPP-1 is a 45 MW source-record gas power plant in Primorskiy, Russia.

How many homes can GTES of Vladivostokskaya CHPP-1 power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 50,682 homes (estimated).

Who operates GTES of Vladivostokskaya CHPP-1?

GTES of Vladivostokskaya CHPP-1 is operated by JSC "FAR EASTERN GK" (JSC "DGK").

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