Sochinskaya is a 160.5 MW gas power station in Krasnodarskiy, Russia. It is operated by JSC INTER RAO-Electric Power Generation. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 181k homes (estimated). It ranks #333 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2004, it is around 22 years old — relatively modern. 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 WRI1003815.
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 82 MW for Sochinskaya 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 160.5 MW, Sochinskaya 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
- 0.1% of 145,594 MW across 338 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 165 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 JSC INTER RAO-Electric Power Generation. All plants by this company →
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 temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.6°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 #185 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
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- Maikop Hydropower Plant · Hydro · 9.4 MW · Adygeya
- Dzhubginskaya · Gas · 198 MW · Krasnodarskiy
- Belorechenskaya HPP · Hydro · 48 MW · Krasnodarskiy
Location
Coordinates 43.5947, 39.7544 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sochinskaya?
Sochinskaya is a 160.5 MW gas power plant in Krasnodarskiy, Russia, commissioned in 2004.
Who operates Sochinskaya?
Sochinskaya is operated by JSC INTER RAO-Electric Power Generation.