Volgogradskaya CHPP-3 is a 296 MW gas power station in Volgograd, Russia. It is operated by Branch of JSC "Caustic" Volgogradskaya CHPP-3. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 333k homes (estimated). It ranks #256 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1985, it is around 41 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 WRI1061766.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 236 MW for Volgograd CHP-3 power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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
At 296 MW, Volgogradskaya CHPP-3 is well above 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
- 0.2% of 145,594 MW across 338 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 148 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 Branch of JSC "Caustic" Volgogradskaya CHPP-3.
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 humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 48.5°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 #134 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
- Volgogradskaya CHPP-2 · Gas · 300 MW · Volgograd
- Volgograd state district power station · Gas · 72 MW · Volgograd
- Volzhskaya CHPP-2 · Gas · 240 MW · Volgograd
- Volzhskaya HPP · Hydro · 2,734 MW · Volgograd
- Volzhskaya HPP 1 · Gas · 449 MW · Volgograd
- Akhtubinsky · Solar · 60 MW · Astrakhan
Location
Coordinates 48.4575, 44.6683 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Volgogradskaya CHPP-3?
Volgogradskaya CHPP-3 is a 296 MW gas power plant in Volgograd, Russia, commissioned in 1985.
Who operates Volgogradskaya CHPP-3?
Volgogradskaya CHPP-3 is operated by Branch of JSC "Caustic" Volgogradskaya CHPP-3.