Karkov CHP-5 — Ukraine

Karkov CHP-5 is a 540 MW gas power station in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It ranks #33 of 98 Ukraine power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1979, it is around 47 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 6.4% of Ukraine's electricity; the national grid averages 250 gCO₂/kWh (72.2% low-carbon) (2022).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005126.

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 540 MW, Karkov CHP-5 is well above the median gas plant in Ukraine (250 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — 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 #6 largest gas power plant of 30 in Ukraine by capacity.

Ukraine has 30 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 9,279 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Kharkiv nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,000 MW · Kharkiv
• Zmiivska power station · Coal · 2,200 MW · Kharkiv
• GT-TPP (gas turbine TPP) "Luch" · Gas · 60 MW · Belgorod
• GT CHP Michurinskaya · Gas · 36 MW · Belgorod
• Belgorod TPP (thermal power plant) · Gas · 60 MW · Belgorod
• Poltava power station · Gas · 389 MW · Poltava Oblast

Location

Coordinates 49.9719, 36.107 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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