MAEK 2 power station — Kazakhstan
Gas power plant in Mangistau, Kazakhstan. Approximate location 43.606344, 51.281217.
GasMangistauKazakhstanCCGT · HRSG
MAEK 2 power station is a 685 MW gas power station in Mangistau, Kazakhstan. It is operated by Aktau Energy Company LLP [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 772k homes (estimated). It ranks #20 of 80 Kazakhstan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1970, it is around 56 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, gas supplies about 29.4% of Kazakhstan's electricity; the national grid averages 805 gCO₂/kWh (14.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_maek2_kazakh.
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 460 MW for MAEK 2 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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 685 MW, MAEK 2 power station is well above the median gas plant in Kazakhstan (250 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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 Kazakhstan gas capacity
- 4.9% of 13,872 MW across 35 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 30 dated gas plants in Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Aktau Energy Company LLP [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 cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.6°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 #7 largest gas power plant of 35 in Kazakhstan by capacity.
Kazakhstan has 35 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 13,872 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Aktau nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 90 MW · Mangystau
- MAEK 3 power station · Gas · 855 MW · Mangistau
Location
Coordinates 43.606344, 51.281217 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is MAEK 2 power station?
MAEK 2 power station is a 685 MW gas power plant in Mangistau, Kazakhstan, commissioned in 1970.
Who operates MAEK 2 power station?
MAEK 2 power station is operated by Aktau Energy Company LLP [100%].