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Nizhnekamsk cogeneration station-2

Gas power plant in Tatarstan, Russia. Approximate location 55.6066, 51.9404.

GasTatarstanRussiaCCGT · HRSGPower Machines: GTE-170

Nizhnekamsk cogeneration station-2 is a 684 MW gas power station in Tatarstan, Russia. It is operated by OOO "Nizhnekamsk COGENERATION STATION". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 770k homes (estimated). It ranks #111 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1980, it is around 46 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 44.7% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

684Source-backed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
770,379homes powered (est.)
1980commissioned (~46 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061831.

Data status

Known data

FacilityNizhnekamsk cogeneration station-2 WRI
CountryRussia · Tatarstan WRI
Coordinates55.6066, 51.9404 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity684 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerOOO "Nizhnekamsk COGENERATION STATION" WRI
Commissioned1980 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · Power Machines: GTE-170 · HRSG WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,078,531 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#111 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#50 of 338 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.42× · 200 MW median · 338 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent770,379 calculated

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000407249); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 684 MW, Nizhnekamsk cogeneration station-2 is well above the median gas plant in Russia (200 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Power Machines: GTE-170. 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Russia

Surgutskaya GRES-2: 8,865 MW9kSurgutskay…CHP-23: 5,690 MW6kCHP-23Perm GRES power station: 5,063 MW5kPerm GRES …Krostromskaya: 3,750 MW4kKrostromsk…Permskaya: 3,363 MW3kPermskayaKirishskaya GRES: 2,530 MW3kKirishskay…Konakovskaya: 2,520 MW3kKonakovska…Iriklinskaya: 2,460 MW2kIriklinska…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by OOO "Nizhnekamsk COGENERATION STATION".

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 warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 55.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season mean
Warm-summer humid continental: long cold winters and short, cool summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #50 largest gas power plant of 338 in Russia by capacity.

Russia has 338 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 145,594 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 55.6066, 51.9404 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Nizhnekamsk cogeneration station-2?

Nizhnekamsk cogeneration station-2 is a 684 MW source-record gas power plant in Tatarstan, Russia, commissioned in 1980.

How many homes can Nizhnekamsk cogeneration station-2 power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 770,379 homes (estimated).

Who operates Nizhnekamsk cogeneration station-2?

Nizhnekamsk cogeneration station-2 is operated by OOO "Nizhnekamsk COGENERATION STATION".

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