Murmansk TEZ is a 12 MW oil power plant in Murmansk, Russia. It is operated by PJSC "TGC-1". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 9.0k homes (estimated). It ranks #604 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1934, it is around 92 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, oil supplies about 1.2% 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 WRI1061648.
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 12 MW, Murmansk TEZ is around the median oil plant in Russia (12 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Russia oil capacity
- 12.1% of 99 MW across 8 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 oil plants in Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PJSC "TGC-1". All plants by this company →
Climate zone & how it works
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 69.0°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 #5 largest oil power plant of 8 in Russia by capacity.
Russia has 8 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 99 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Nizhnetulomskaya HPP · Hydro · 52.7 MW · Murmansk
- Verkhnetulomskaya HPP · Hydro · 284 MW · Murmansk
- Apatitskaya TPP · Coal · 266 MW · Murmansk
Location
Coordinates 68.9581, 33.0592 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Murmansk TEZ?
Murmansk TEZ is a 12 MW oil power plant in Murmansk, Russia, commissioned in 1934.
Who operates Murmansk TEZ?
Murmansk TEZ is operated by PJSC "TGC-1".