Minsk-5 CHP CCGT Power Plant is a 780 MW gas power station in Minsk, Belarus. It is operated by Minskenergo RUE [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 879k homes (estimated). It ranks #7 of 29 Belarus power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1999, it is around 27 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 GEODB0043039.
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 1,044 MW for Minsk CHP-5 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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 780 MW, Minsk-5 CHP CCGT Power Plant is well above the median gas plant in Belarus (205 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 Belarus gas capacity
- 9.4% of 8,342 MW across 18 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 10 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 53.6°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 78% 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: 89/100 — 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 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 #4 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 nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,000 MW · Minsk
- Minsk-3 CHP CCGT Power Plant · Gas · 512 MW · Minsk
- Minsk-4 CHP CCGT Power Plant · Gas · 1,030 MW · Minsk
- Zhodino CHP CCGT Power Plant · Gas · 54 MW · Minsk
- Borisov CHP power station · Gas · 65 MW · Minsk Oblast
- Bobruisk CHP-2 Power Plant Belarus · Gas · 180 MW · Mogilev
Location
Coordinates 53.612, 27.954 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Minsk-5 CHP CCGT Power Plant?
Minsk-5 CHP CCGT Power Plant is a 780 MW gas power plant in Minsk, Belarus, commissioned in 1999.
Who operates Minsk-5 CHP CCGT Power Plant?
Minsk-5 CHP CCGT Power Plant is operated by Minskenergo RUE [100%].