Kuznetskaya CHPP-3 is a 4 MW coal power plant in Penza, Russia. It is operated by ZAO "GIDROMASH-GROUP". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 5.0k homes (estimated). It ranks #660 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 18.4% 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 WRI1061750.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 4 MW, Kuznetskaya CHPP-3 is below the median coal plant in Russia (340 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Russia coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 64,498 MW across 127 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by ZAO "GIDROMASH-GROUP".
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 53.1°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 #127 largest coal power plant of 127 in Russia by capacity.
Russia has 127 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 64,498 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Syzran TPP · Gas · 337 MW · Samara
- Syzran HPP · Hydro · 2 MW · Samara
- Saratovskaya HPP · Hydro · 1,427 MW · Saratov
- Balakovo NPP · Nuclear · 4,000 MW · Saratov
- Balakovo TPP-4 · Gas · 370 MW · Saratov
- Mordovcement power station · Gas · 73 MW · Mordovia
Location
Coordinates 53.1166, 46.6 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kuznetskaya CHPP-3?
Kuznetskaya CHPP-3 is a 4 MW coal power plant in Penza, Russia.
Who operates Kuznetskaya CHPP-3?
Kuznetskaya CHPP-3 is operated by ZAO "GIDROMASH-GROUP".