Tolmachevskaya HPP-1 is a 2 MW hydro power plant in Kamtsjatka, Russia. It is operated by PJSC "Kamchatka Gas and Energy Complex". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.0k homes (estimated). It ranks #670 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1997, it is around 29 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 16.7% 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 WRI1062171.
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 2 MW, Tolmachevskaya HPP-1 is below the median hydro plant in Russia (72 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Russia hydro capacity
- less than 0.1% of 45,810 MW across 105 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 70 of 83 dated hydro 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 hydro plants in Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PJSC "Kamchatka Gas and Energy Complex".
Climate zone & how it works
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a polar tundra climate (Köppen ET) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 52.6°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 #104 largest hydro power plant of 105 in Russia by capacity.
Russia has 105 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 45,810 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- HPP-2 Cascade HPP on the Tolmachyov River · Hydro · 24.8 MW · Kamtsjatka
- Tolmachevskaya HPP-2 · Hydro · 24.8 MW · Kamtsjatka
- HPP-3 of the Cascade of HPPs on the Tolmachyov River · Hydro · 18.4 MW · Kamtsjatka
- Tolmachevskaya HPP-3 · Hydro · 18.4 MW · Kamtsjatka
- GES-1 of the Cascade of HPPs on the Tolmachyov River · Hydro · 2 MW · Kamtsjatka
- Mutnovskaya GeoPP · Geothermal · 50 MW · Kamtsjatka
Location
Coordinates 52.6137, 157.5746 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tolmachevskaya HPP-1?
Tolmachevskaya HPP-1 is a 2 MW hydro power plant in Kamtsjatka, Russia, commissioned in 1997.
Who operates Tolmachevskaya HPP-1?
Tolmachevskaya HPP-1 is operated by PJSC "Kamchatka Gas and Energy Complex".