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Perm GRES power station

Gas power plant in Perm Krai, Russia. Approximate location 58.494354, 56.351611.

GasPerm KraiRussiaCCGT · HRSG

Perm GRES power station is a 5,063 MW gas power station in Perm Krai, Russia. It is operated by Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 5.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #4 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1986, it is around 40 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).

5,063MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
5,702,384homes powered (est.)
1986commissioned (~40 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityPerm GRES power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryRussia · Perm Krai GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates58.494354, 56.351611 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity5,063 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerInter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned1986 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions7,983,338 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#4 / 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#3 / 338 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers25.32× · 200 MW · n=338 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent5,702,384 calculated

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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 3,393 MW for Perm GRES 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

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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 5,063 MW, Perm GRES power station 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). 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 Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC [100%].

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 58.5°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 #3 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 58.494354, 56.351611 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Perm GRES power station?

Perm GRES power station is a 5,063 MW gas power plant in Perm Krai, Russia, commissioned in 1986.

How many homes can Perm GRES power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 5,702,384 homes (estimated).

Who operates Perm GRES power station?

Perm GRES power station is operated by Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC [100%].

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