Ulyanovsk (Simbirskaya) wind farm — Russia

Ulyanovsk (Simbirskaya) wind farm is a 35 MW wind power plant in Ulyanovsk, Russia. It is operated by PJSC "Fortum". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 30k homes (estimated). It ranks #493 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 years old — recently built. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 0.3% 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 WRI1062133.

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

Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

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

Key facts

Share of Russia wind capacity

82.7% of 42 MW across 3 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

2 of 3 dated wind 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 wind plants in Russia

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

Owner

Operated by PJSC "Fortum". All plants by this company →

Climate zone & how it works

This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 54.3°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 #1 largest wind power plant of 3 in Russia by capacity.

Russia has 3 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 42 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Ulyanovsk TPP-1 · Gas · 852 MW · Ulyanovsk
• Dimitrovgrad nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 100 MW · Ulyanovsk
• CHP Volga Car · Gas · 1,172 MW · Samara
• Togliatti · Coal · 620 MW · Samara
• Zhigulevskaya HPP · Hydro · 2,488 MW · Samara
• Syzran HPP · Hydro · 2 MW · Samara

Location

Coordinates 54.2742, 48.5851 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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