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Kazan CHP-1

Gas power plant in Tatarstan, Russia. Approximate location 55.7606, 49.1255.

GasTatarstanRussiaCCGT · HRSGGE Power: PG6111FA

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).

220Source-backed capacity
2HRSG unit(s)
247,782homes powered (est.)
1975commissioned (~51 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061820.

Data status

Known data

FacilityKazan CHP-1 WRI
CountryRussia · Tatarstan WRI
Coordinates55.7606, 49.1255 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity220 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerJSC "Tatenergo" (JSC "Generation Company") WRI
Commissioned1975 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · GE Power: PG6111FA · HRSG WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions346,896 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#297 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#163 of 338 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.10× · 200 MW median · 338 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent247,782 calculated

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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).

Capacity claim grade: C_REVIEW_MANUAL - recommended action: manual_review_only - confidence: unknown. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000407191); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

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.

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 "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.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season mean
Warm-summer humid continental: long cold winters and short, cool summers

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

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 source-record gas power plant in Tatarstan, Russia, commissioned in 1975.

How many homes can Kazan CHP-1 power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 247,782 homes (estimated).

Who operates Kazan CHP-1?

Kazan CHP-1 is operated by JSC "Tatenergo" (JSC "Generation Company").

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