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Okhinskaya CHPP

Gas power plant in Sakhalin, Russia. Approximate location 53.5733, 142.9098.

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Okhinskaya CHPP is a 99 MW gas power plant in Sakhalin, Russia. It is operated by JSC "Okhinskaya CHPP". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 112k homes (estimated). It ranks #396 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 44.7% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

99Legacy source-record capacity
111,502homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061848.

Data status

Known data

FacilityOkhinskaya CHPP WRI
CountryRussia · Sakhalin WRI
Coordinates53.5733, 142.9098 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity99 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerJSC "Okhinskaya CHPP" WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions156,103 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#396 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#225 of 338 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.49× · 200 MW median · 338 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent111,502 calculated

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 99 MW, Okhinskaya CHPP 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.

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 JSC "Okhinskaya CHPP".

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 53.6°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: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby plants

The #225 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.

Location

Coordinates 53.5733, 142.9098 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Okhinskaya CHPP?

Okhinskaya CHPP is a 99 MW source-record gas power plant in Sakhalin, Russia.

How many homes can Okhinskaya CHPP power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 111,502 homes (estimated).

Who operates Okhinskaya CHPP?

Okhinskaya CHPP is operated by JSC "Okhinskaya CHPP".

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