Kremenchuk CHP power station is a 255 MW gas power station in Poltava, Ukraine. It is operated by Kremenchuk CHP LLC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 287k homes (estimated). It ranks #47 of 98 Ukraine power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1965, it is around 61 years old — an older, legacy facility. 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 GOGPT_kremenchukchp_ukrain.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 255 MW for Kremenchuk CHP 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 · L100000407976; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 255 MW, Kremenchuk CHP power station is around the median gas plant in Ukraine (250 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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 Ukraine gas capacity
- 2.7% of 9,279 MW across 30 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 19 dated gas plants in Ukraine 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 Ukraine
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Kremenchuk CHP LLC [100%].
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 49.2°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).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
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 #13 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
- Kremenchug · Hydro · 700 MW · Kirovohrad
- Chyhyryn nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 4,000 MW · Cherkasy
- Cherkasy power station · Coal · 180 MW · Cherkasy
- Nikopol · Solar · 10.7 MW · Dnipropetrovsk
- Ukrnafta Project II power station · Gas · 244.5 MW · Dnipropetrovsk region
- Kryvorizka power station · Coal · 1,764 MW · Dnipropetrovsk
Location
Coordinates 49.17079, 33.447371 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kremenchuk CHP power station?
Kremenchuk CHP power station is a 255 MW gas power plant in Poltava, Ukraine, commissioned in 1965.
Who operates Kremenchuk CHP power station?
Kremenchuk CHP power station is operated by Kremenchuk CHP LLC [100%].