Samara TPP is a 440 MW gas power station in Samara, Russia. It is operated by Samara branch of PJSC "T Plus". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 496k homes (estimated). It ranks #186 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1971, it is around 55 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 WRI1003798.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 330 MW for Samara 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
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 440 MW, Samara TPP is well above the median gas plant in Russia (200 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 Russia gas capacity
- 0.3% of 145,594 MW across 338 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 108 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 53.3°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 #94 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
- Bezymyanskaya CHP · Gas · 169.7 MW · Samara
- Samara GRES · Gas · 61 MW · Samara
- Novokuibyshevsk HPP-1 · Gas · 482 MW · Samara
- Novokuybyshevskaya CHPP-2 · Gas · 470 MW · Samara
- Samara SS · Solar · 61.5 MW · Samara
- Zhigulevskaya HPP · Hydro · 2,488 MW · Samara
Location
Coordinates 53.2514, 50.2756 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Samara TPP?
Samara TPP is a 440 MW gas power plant in Samara, Russia, commissioned in 1971.
Who operates Samara TPP?
Samara TPP is operated by Samara branch of PJSC "T Plus".