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Yaroslavl CHP-2 power station

Gas power plant in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. Approximate location 57.651346, 39.838099.

GasYaroslavl OblastRussiaSteam

Yaroslavl CHP-2 power station is a 225 MW gas power station in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It is operated by Territorial Generating Company No 2 PJSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 253k homes (estimated). It ranks #294 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1965, it is around 61 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, gas supplies about 44.7% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

225MW installed capacity
253,414homes powered (est.)
1965commissioned (~61 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_yaroslavlchp2_russia.

Data status

Known data

FacilityYaroslavl CHP-2 power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryRussia · Yaroslavl Oblast GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates57.651346, 39.838099 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity225 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000407341; operating plant capacity
OwnerTerritorial Generating Company No 2 PJSC [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned1965 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologySteam GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions354,780 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#294 / 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#162 / 338 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.12× · 200 MW · n=338 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent253,414 calculated

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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407341; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 225 MW, Yaroslavl CHP-2 power station 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Russia

Surgutskaya GRES-2: 8,865 MW9kSurgutskay…CHP-23: 5,690 MW6kCHP-23Perm GRES power station: 5,063 MW5kPerm GRES …Krostromskaya: 3,750 MW4kKrostromsk…Permskaya: 3,363 MW3kPermskayaKirishskaya GRES: 2,530 MW3kKirishskay…Konakovskaya: 2,520 MW3kKonakovska…Iriklinskaya: 2,460 MW2kIriklinska…

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

Owner

Operated by Territorial Generating Company No 2 PJSC [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 57.7°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 #162 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

Location

Coordinates 57.651346, 39.838099 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Yaroslavl CHP-2 power station?

Yaroslavl CHP-2 power station is a 225 MW gas power plant in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, commissioned in 1965.

How many homes can Yaroslavl CHP-2 power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 253,414 homes (estimated).

Who operates Yaroslavl CHP-2 power station?

Yaroslavl CHP-2 power station is operated by Territorial Generating Company No 2 PJSC [100%].

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