Samara GRES is a 61 MW gas power plant in Samara, Russia. It is operated by Samara branch of PJSC "T Plus". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 69k homes (estimated). It ranks #442 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1900, it is around 126 years old — an older, legacy facility. 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 WRI1003797.
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 61 MW, Samara GRES 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
- 0 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 Samara branch of PJSC "T Plus".
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 53.1°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 #250 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
- Novokuibyshevsk HPP-1 · Gas · 482 MW · Samara
- Novokuybyshevskaya CHPP-2 · Gas · 470 MW · Samara
- Bezymyanskaya CHP · Gas · 169.7 MW · Samara
- Samara TPP · Gas · 440 MW · Samara
- Samara SS · Solar · 61.5 MW · Samara
- Zhigulevskaya HPP · Hydro · 2,488 MW · Samara
Location
Coordinates 53.145, 50.0564 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Samara GRES?
Samara GRES is a 61 MW gas power plant in Samara, Russia, commissioned in 1900.
Who operates Samara GRES?
Samara GRES is operated by Samara branch of PJSC "T Plus".