Tomsk TPP-3 is a 140 MW gas power station in Tomsk, Russia. It is operated by Tomsk Generation JSC. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 158k homes (estimated). It ranks #356 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1988, it is around 38 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061781.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407320; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 140 MW, Tomsk TPP-3 is below 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.
Key facts
- Share of Russia gas capacity
- less than 0.1% of 145,594 MW across 338 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 154 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 Tomsk Generation JSC.
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 56.6°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 #200 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
- Seversk nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 320 MW · Tomsk
- Siberian nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 601 MW · Tomsk
- Siberian Chemical Combine (Seversk) · nuclear · n/a MW · Tomsk Oblast
- Severskaya CHP (CHP CHPP) · Coal · 699 MW · Tomsk
- Severskaya CHP power station · Gas · 300 MW · Tomsk
- Tomsk TPP-1 · Gas · 14.7 MW · Tomsk
Location
Coordinates 56.6211, 85.0422 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tomsk TPP-3?
Tomsk TPP-3 is a 140 MW gas power plant in Tomsk, Russia, commissioned in 1988.
Who operates Tomsk TPP-3?
Tomsk TPP-3 is operated by Tomsk Generation JSC.