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Turkistan power station

Gas power plant in Turkistan, Kazakhstan. Approximate location 42.18287, 69.882497.

GasTurkistanKazakhstanCCGT · HRSGSiemens Energy: not foundConstruction

Turkistan power station is a 926.5 MW gas power station in Turkistan, Kazakhstan. It is operated by PGU Turkestan LLP [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #14 of 80 Kazakhstan power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 29.4% of Kazakhstan's electricity; the national grid averages 805 gCO₂/kWh (14.9% low-carbon) (2025).

926.5MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
1,043,503homes powered (est.)
2027Construction

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityTurkistan power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryKazakhstan · Turkistan GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates42.18287, 69.882497 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity926.5 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerPGU Turkestan LLP [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2027 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · Siemens Energy: not found · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,460,905 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#14 / 80 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#4 / 35 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.71× · 250 MW · n=35 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,043,503 calculated
Environmental severityC2 · 29/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 926.5 MW, Turkistan power station is well above the median gas plant in Kazakhstan (250 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Siemens Energy: not found. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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 Kazakhstan

Zhambyl GRES power station: 1,230 MW1kZhambyl GR…Kyzylorda 2 power station: 1,100 MW1kKyzylorda …Almaty-2 power station: 1,068 MW1kAlmaty-2 p…Turkistan power station: 926 MW926Turkistan …MAEK 3 power station: 855 MW855MAEK 3 pow…Shymkent CHP-3 power station: 716 MW716Shymkent C…MAEK 2 power station: 685 MW685MAEK 2 pow…Tengizchevroil Future Growth Project power station: 650 MW650Tengizchev…

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

Owner

Operated by PGU Turkestan LLP [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 hot-summer Mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 42.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~24°Ctypical warm-season mean
Hot-summer mediterranean 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).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
29/100environmental-severity index
25.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
772 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #4 largest gas power plant of 35 in Kazakhstan by capacity.

Kazakhstan has 35 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 13,872 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 42.18287, 69.882497 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Turkistan power station?

Turkistan power station is a 926.5 MW gas power plant in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, Construction 2027.

How many homes can Turkistan power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,043,503 homes (estimated).

Who operates Turkistan power station?

Turkistan power station is operated by PGU Turkestan LLP [100%].

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