Kaunas CHP Power Plant Lithuania is a 170 MW gas power station in Kaunas, Lithuania. It ranks #6 of 10 Lithuania power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1976, it is around 50 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 16.5% of Lithuania's electricity; the national grid averages 138 gCO₂/kWh (77.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0042165.
Data status
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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 170 MW, Kaunas CHP Power Plant Lithuania is around the median gas plant in Lithuania (170 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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 #3 largest gas power plant of 6 in Lithuania by capacity.
Lithuania has 6 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 2,593 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant Lithuania · Hydro · 100.8 MW · Kauno apskritis
- Kruonis Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant Lithuania · Hydro · 900 MW · Kaunas
- Jonavos Achema power station · Gas · 68 MW · Kauna
- Elektrenai (Lithuania) Thermal Power Plant Lithuania · Gas · 1,800 MW · Vilnius County
- Vilnius TE-3 CHP Power Plant Lithuania · Gas · 360 MW · Vilnius County
- Panevėžys power station · Gas · 35 MW · Panevezys
Location
Coordinates 54.9212, 24.018 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kaunas CHP Power Plant Lithuania?
Kaunas CHP Power Plant Lithuania is a 170 MW gas power plant in Kaunas, Lithuania, commissioned in 1976.