Shalkiya power station — Kazakhstan

Shalkiya power station is a 80 MW gas power plant in Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan. It is operated by ShalkiyaZinc Ltd; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Outotec Oyj. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 90k homes (estimated). It ranks #73 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_shalkiya_kazakh.

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 80 MW, Shalkiya power station is below the median gas plant in Kazakhstan (250 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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

0.6% 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 ShalkiyaZinc Ltd; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Outotec Oyj.

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 cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.0°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 #34 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.

Location

Coordinates 44.012398, 67.409558 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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