Minsk-4 CHP CCGT Power Plant is a 1,030 MW gas power station in Minsk, Belarus. It is operated by Minskenergo RUE [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.2 million homes (estimated). It ranks #5 of 29 Belarus power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1977, it is around 49 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 54.5% of Belarus's electricity; the national grid averages 309 gCO₂/kWh (41.4% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0043040.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406710; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,030 MW, Minsk-4 CHP CCGT Power Plant is well above the median gas plant in Belarus (205 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 Belarus gas capacity
- 12.3% of 8,342 MW across 18 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 6 of 14 dated gas plants in Belarus 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 Belarus
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Minskenergo RUE [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
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 53.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 83% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 90/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness 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 #3 largest gas power plant of 18 in Belarus by capacity.
Belarus has 18 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 8,342 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Minsk-3 CHP CCGT Power Plant · Gas · 512 MW · Minsk
- Minsk nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,000 MW · Minsk
- Minsk-5 CHP CCGT Power Plant · Gas · 780 MW · Minsk
- Zhodino CHP CCGT Power Plant · Gas · 54 MW · Minsk
- Borisov CHP power station · Gas · 65 MW · Minsk Oblast
- Smorgon · Solar · 18.7 MW · Grodnenskaya
Location
Coordinates 53.872, 27.4022 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Minsk-4 CHP CCGT Power Plant?
Minsk-4 CHP CCGT Power Plant is a 1,030 MW gas power plant in Minsk, Belarus, commissioned in 1977.
Who operates Minsk-4 CHP CCGT Power Plant?
Minsk-4 CHP CCGT Power Plant is operated by Minskenergo RUE [100%].