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Svobodny power station — Russia

Gas power plant in Amur Oblast, Russia. Approximate location 51.51302, 128.180306.

GasAmur OblastRussiaCCGT · HRSG

Svobodny power station is a 610 MW gas power station in Amur Oblast, Russia. It is operated by Svobodnenskaya TPP LLC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 687k homes (estimated). It ranks #124 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2021, it is around 5 years old — recently built. In context, gas supplies about 44.7% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

610MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
687,034homes powered (est.)
2021commissioned (~5 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_svobodny_russia.

Data status

Known data

FacilitySvobodny power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryRussia · Amur Oblast GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates51.51302, 128.180306 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity610 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerSvobodnenskaya TPP LLC [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2021 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions961,848 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#124 / 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#57 / 338 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.05× · 200 MW · n=338 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent687,034 calculated

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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 160 MW for Svobodny 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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 610 MW, Svobodny power station is well above 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
0.4% of 145,594 MW across 338 plants in this dataset
Age among peers
219 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

Surgutskaya GRES-2: 8,865 MW9kSurgutskay…CHP-23: 5,690 MW6kCHP-23Perm GRES power station: 5,063 MW5kPerm GRES …Krostromskaya: 3,750 MW4kKrostromsk…Permskaya: 3,363 MW3kPermskayaKirishskaya GRES: 2,530 MW3kKirishskay…Konakovskaya: 2,520 MW3kKonakovska…Iriklinskaya: 2,460 MW2kIriklinska…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Svobodnenskaya TPP LLC [100%].

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 monsoon warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 51.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season mean
Monsoon warm-summer continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #57 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.

Location

Coordinates 51.51302, 128.180306 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Svobodny power station?

Svobodny power station is a 610 MW gas power plant in Amur Oblast, Russia, commissioned in 2021.

Who operates Svobodny power station?

Svobodny power station is operated by Svobodnenskaya TPP LLC [100%].

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