Obninsk GTU-CHP № 1 is a 20.8 MW gas power plant in Kaluga, Russia. It is operated by OJSC "Kaluga Sales Company". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 23k homes (estimated). It ranks #536 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 44.7% 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 WRI1062053.
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 20.8 MW, Obninsk GTU-CHP № 1 is below the median gas plant in Russia (200 MW). 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 Russia gas capacity
- less than 0.1% of 145,594 MW across 338 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 179 of 238 dated gas plants in Russia 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 Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by OJSC "Kaluga Sales Company".
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 55.1°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 #294 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
- Atomic Power Station 1 Obninsk nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 6 MW · Kaluga
- Balabanovskaya CHP power station · Gas · 450 MW · Kaluga Oblast
- GTPP "Vnukovo" · Gas · 90.7 MW · Moskovskaya
- GTU-TPP in the city of Zvenigorod · Gas · 18 MW · Moskovskaya
- Kaluzhskaya CHP Plant-1 · Gas · 41.8 MW · Kaluga
- Shcherbinka power station · Gas · 250 MW · Moscow
Location
Coordinates 55.1375, 36.6133 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Obninsk GTU-CHP № 1?
Obninsk GTU-CHP № 1 is a 20.8 MW gas power plant in Kaluga, Russia, commissioned in 2010.
Who operates Obninsk GTU-CHP № 1?
Obninsk GTU-CHP № 1 is operated by OJSC "Kaluga Sales Company".