Yashma power station — Azerbaijan

Yashma power station is a 1,420 MW gas power station in Yaşma, Azerbaijan. It ranks #3 of 22 Azerbaijan power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 87.6% of Azerbaijan's electricity; the national grid averages 632 gCO₂/kWh (12.1% low-carbon) (2025).

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

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,420 MW, Yashma power station is well above the median gas plant in Azerbaijan (107 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1 largest gas power plant of 14 in Azerbaijan by capacity.

Azerbaijan has 14 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 4,562 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Sumqayit · Gas · 525 MW · Sumqayit
• Gobu power station · Gas · 384.3 MW · Qobu
• Baku ES · Gas · 107 MW · Baki
• Baku TEC · Gas · 107 MW · Baki
• Sangachal ES · Gas · 299 MW · Baki
• Shimal · Gas · 400 MW · Baki

Location

Coordinates 40.650769, 49.534368 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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