Varnenskaya power station is a 77.4 MW gas power plant in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is operated by Kapital-Siti LLC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 87k homes (estimated). It ranks #421 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 years old — recently built. 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 GOGPT_varnenskaya_russia.
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 · L100000408436; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 77.4 MW, Varnenskaya power station is below the median gas plant in Russia (200 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. 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
- 210 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 Kapital-Siti LLC [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 warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 53.2°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 #235 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
- Mikheevskiy GOK power station · Gas · 92 MW · Chelyabinsk Oblast
- Borodinovskaya · Solar · 15 MW · Chelyabinsk
- Chesmenskaya · Solar · 15 MW · Chelyabinsk
- Troitskaya GRES · Coal · 2,234 MW · Chelyabinsk
- Yuzhnouralskaya GRES power station · Coal · 747 MW · Chelyabinsk
- Yuzhnouralskaya 2 · Gas · 1,591.5 MW · Chelyabinsk
Location
Coordinates 53.226276, 60.944767 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Varnenskaya power station?
Varnenskaya power station is a 77.4 MW gas power plant in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, commissioned in 2018.
Who operates Varnenskaya power station?
Varnenskaya power station is operated by Kapital-Siti LLC [100%].