Rudny power station — Kazakhstan
Gas power plant in Kostanay, Kazakhstan. Approximate location 52.989616, 63.129804.
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Rudny power station is a 171 MW gas power station in Kostanay, Kazakhstan. It is operated by Sokolovsko-Sarbai Mining and Processing Production JSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 193k homes (estimated). It ranks #56 of 80 Kazakhstan power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 29.4% of Kazakhstan's electricity; the national grid averages 805 gCO₂/kWh (14.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_rudny_kazakh.
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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 171 MW, Rudny power station is below the median gas plant in Kazakhstan (250 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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 Kazakhstan gas capacity
- 1.2% of 13,872 MW across 35 plants in this dataset
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 Kazakhstan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Sokolovsko-Sarbai Mining and Processing Production 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 53.0°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 #24 largest gas power plant of 35 in Kazakhstan by capacity.
Kazakhstan has 35 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 13,872 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Troitskaya GRES · Coal · 2,234 MW · Chelyabinsk
Location
Coordinates 52.989616, 63.129804 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Rudny power station?
Rudny power station is a 171 MW gas power plant in Kostanay, Kazakhstan.
Who operates Rudny power station?
Rudny power station is operated by Sokolovsko-Sarbai Mining and Processing Production JSC [100%].