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Power Center of Yarakta Oil and Gas

Gas power plant in Irkutsk, Russia. Approximate location 57.9839, 106.7944.

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Power Center of Yarakta Oil and Gas is a 96 MW gas power plant in Irkutsk, Russia. It is operated by LLC "INC" (Irkutsk Oil Company). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 108k homes (estimated). It ranks #400 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).

96Legacy source-record capacity
108,123homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1062182.

Data status

Known data

FacilityPower Center of Yarakta Oil and Gas WRI
CountryRussia · Irkutsk WRI
Coordinates57.9839, 106.7944 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity96 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerLLC "INC" (Irkutsk Oil Company) WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions151,373 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#400 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#227 of 338 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.48× · 200 MW median · 338 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent108,123 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 96 MW, Power Center of Yarakta Oil and Gas 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 LLC "INC" (Irkutsk Oil 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 subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 58.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~0°Ctypical annual mean
~14°Ctypical warm-season mean
Subarctic (boreal): 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 #227 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 57.9839, 106.7944 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Power Center of Yarakta Oil and Gas?

Power Center of Yarakta Oil and Gas is a 96 MW source-record gas power plant in Irkutsk, Russia.

How many homes can Power Center of Yarakta Oil and Gas power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 108,123 homes (estimated).

Who operates Power Center of Yarakta Oil and Gas?

Power Center of Yarakta Oil and Gas is operated by LLC "INC" (Irkutsk Oil Company).

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