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Tver nuclear power plant

Nuclear power plant in Tver, Russia. Approximate location 57.87852, 35.0063.

NuclearTverRussiaVVER-1200pressurized water reactor

Tver nuclear power plant is a 4,800 MW nuclear power station in Tver, Russia. It is operated by Rosatom [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 11 million homes (estimated). It ranks #7 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 18.3% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

4,800MW installed capacity
10,812,342homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityTver nuclear power plant GEM-nuclear
CountryRussia · Tver GEM-nuclear
Coordinates57.87852, 35.0063 GEM-nuclear
FuelNuclear GEM-nuclear
MW installed capacity4,800 MW GEM GNPT; source record
OwnerRosatom [100%] GEM-nuclear
Technologypressurized water reactor GEM-nuclear

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#7 / 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#3 / 28 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.00× · 2,400 MW · n=28 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent10,812,342 calculated

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

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 GNPT; fuel: GEM GNPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 4,800 MW, Tver nuclear power plant is well above the median nuclear plant in Russia (2,400 MW). Technically it is described as pressurized water reactor. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest nuclear plants in Russia

Nizhny Novgorod nuclear power plant: 5,020 MW5kNizhny Nov…Central/Kostroma nuclear power plant: 5,010 MW5kCentral/Ko…Tver nuclear power plant: 4,800 MW5kTver nucle…Bashkir nuclear power plant: 4,410 MW4kBashkir nu…Tatar nuclear power plant: 4,405 MW4kTatar nucl…Leningrad NPP: 4,376 MW4kLeningrad …Rostov NPP: 4,071 MW4kRostov NPPBalakovo NPP: 4,000 MW4kBalakovo N…

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

Owner

Operated by Rosatom [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This nuclear plant uses heat from nuclear fission to raise steam for a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 57.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season mean
Warm-summer humid continental: 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 #3 largest nuclear power plant of 28 in Russia by capacity.

Russia has 28 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 68,383 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 57.87852, 35.0063 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Tver nuclear power plant?

Tver nuclear power plant is a 4,800 MW nuclear power plant in Tver, Russia.

How many homes can Tver nuclear power plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 10,812,342 homes (estimated).

Who operates Tver nuclear power plant?

Tver nuclear power plant is operated by Rosatom [100%].

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