Shakhtinskaya CHPP is a 100 MW gas power station in Rostov, Russia. It is operated by LLC "Shakhty Gas Turbine Power Plant" (Holding "Megapolis Group"). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 113k homes (estimated). It ranks #392 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1925, it is around 101 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 WRI1061868.
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 55 MW for Shakhtinskaya power plant, 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 100 MW, Shakhtinskaya CHPP is below 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.
Key facts
- Share of Russia gas capacity
- less than 0.1% of 145,594 MW across 338 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 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 LLC "Shakhty Gas Turbine Power Plant" (Holding "Megapolis Group").
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 hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 47.8°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).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #223 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
- Experimental TPP · Coal · 79.2 MW · Rostov
- GT CHP Novocherkasskaya · Gas · 18 MW · Rostov
- Novocherkasskaya GRES · Coal · 2,258 MW · Rostov
- Novocherkassk nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,400 MW · Rostov
- Novorostovskaya GRES power station · Coal · 1,280 MW · Rostov
- Kamenskaya TPP · Gas · 34 MW · Rostov
Location
Coordinates 47.7583, 40.2997 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Shakhtinskaya CHPP?
Shakhtinskaya CHPP is a 100 MW gas power plant in Rostov, Russia, commissioned in 1925.
Who operates Shakhtinskaya CHPP?
Shakhtinskaya CHPP is operated by LLC "Shakhty Gas Turbine Power Plant" (Holding "Megapolis Group").