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Tobolsk CHP

Gas power plant in Tjumen, Russia. Approximate location 58.2449, 68.4453.

GasTjumenRussiaSteam

Tobolsk CHP is a 878 MW gas power station in Tjumen, Russia. It is operated by TOBOLSKAYA TPP. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 989k homes (estimated). It ranks #99 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1980, it is around 46 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 44.7% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

878Legacy source-record capacity
989,216homes powered (est.)
1980commissioned (~46 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1003829.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTobolsk CHP WRI
CountryRussia · Tjumen WRI
Coordinates58.2449, 68.4453 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity878 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerTOBOLSKAYA TPP WRI
Commissioned1980 WRI
TechnologySteam WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,384,903 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#99 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#44 of 338 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers4.39× · 200 MW median · 338 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent989,216 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 666 MW for Tobolsk power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Capacity claim grade: C_REVIEW_MANUAL - recommended action: manual_review_only - confidence: unknown. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 878 MW, Tobolsk CHP is well above the median gas plant in Russia (200 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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.

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 TOBOLSKAYA 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 subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 58.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~0°Ctypical annual mean
~14°Ctypical warm-season mean
Subarctic (boreal): long cold winters and short, cool summers

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

How it compares & nearby plants

The #44 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 58.2449, 68.4453 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Tobolsk CHP?

Tobolsk CHP is a 878 MW source-record gas power plant in Tjumen, Russia, commissioned in 1980.

How many homes can Tobolsk CHP power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 989,216 homes (estimated).

Who operates Tobolsk CHP?

Tobolsk CHP is operated by TOBOLSKAYA TPP.

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