Sinarsky CHPP is a 24 MW gas power plant in Sverdlovsk, Russia. It is operated by JSC "Sinarskaya TPP". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 27k homes (estimated). It ranks #529 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. 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 WRI1062174.
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 24 MW, Sinarsky CHPP 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
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 JSC "Sinarskaya TPP".
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 56.4°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 #290 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
- Krasnogorsk cogeneration station · Coal · 121 MW · Sverdlovsk
- Beloyarsk · Nuclear · 1,485 MW · Sverdlovsk
- Reftinskaya GRES · Coal · 3,800 MW · Sverdlovsk
- Novo Sverdlovsk · Gas · 557 MW · Sverdlovsk
- Thermal Power Station Akademicheskaya · Gas · 228.4 MW · Sverdlovsk
- GT CHP Ekaterinburg · Gas · 18 MW · Sverdlovsk
Location
Coordinates 56.4396, 61.9161 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sinarsky CHPP?
Sinarsky CHPP is a 24 MW gas power plant in Sverdlovsk, Russia.
Who operates Sinarsky CHPP?
Sinarsky CHPP is operated by JSC "Sinarskaya TPP".