Kazan CHP-1 is a 220 MW gas power station in Tatarstan, Russia. It is operated by JSC "Tatenergo" (JSC "Generation Company"). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 248k homes (estimated). It ranks #297 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1975, it is around 51 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, gas supplies about 44.7% 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 WRI1061820.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 366 MW for Kazan CHP-1 power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407191; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 220 MW, Kazan CHP-1 is well above the median gas plant in Russia (200 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); GE Power: PG6111FA. 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.
Key facts
- Share of Russia gas capacity
- 0.2% of 145,594 MW across 338 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 121 of 238 dated gas plants in Russia are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by JSC "Tatenergo" (JSC "Generation 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 warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 55.8°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).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #163 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.
Nearby power plants
- Kazan CHP-4 power station · Gas · 320 MW · Republic of Tatarstan
- Kazan CHP 3 · Gas · 745 MW · Tatarstan
- Novocheboksarsk CHP-3 power station · Gas · 351 MW · Chuvash Republic
- Yoshkar-Ola CHP-2 power station · Gas · 195 MW · Mari El Republic
- Yoshkar-Ola CHPP-2 · Gas · 195 MW · Mariy-El
Location
Coordinates 55.7606, 49.1255 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kazan CHP-1?
Kazan CHP-1 is a 220 MW gas power plant in Tatarstan, Russia, commissioned in 1975.
Who operates Kazan CHP-1?
Kazan CHP-1 is operated by JSC "Tatenergo" (JSC "Generation Company").