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Yushkozerskaya HPP

Hydro power plant in Republic of Karelia, Russia. Approximate location 64.83, 32.0083.

HydroRepublic of KareliaRussia

Yushkozerskaya HPP is a 18 MW hydro power plant in Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is operated by PJSC "TGC-1". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 18k homes (estimated). It ranks #561 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1980, it is around 46 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 16.7% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).

18Legacy source-record capacity
18,020homes powered (est.)
1980commissioned (~46 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061645.

Data status

Known data

FacilityYushkozerskaya HPP WRI
CountryRussia · Republic of Karelia WRI
Coordinates64.83, 32.0083 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity18 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerPJSC "TGC-1" WRI
Commissioned1980 WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#561 of 678 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#86 of 105 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.25× · 72 MW median · 105 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent18,020 calculated

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 18 MW, Yushkozerskaya HPP is below the median hydro plant in Russia (72 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

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

Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Russia

Krasnoyarsk: 6,000 MW6kKrasnoyarskBratsk HPP: 4,500 MW4kBratsk HPPUst Illminsk (HPP): 3,840 MW4kUst Illmin…Boguchanskaya HPP: 2,997 MW3kBoguchansk…Volzhskaya HPP: 2,734 MW3kVolzhskaya…Zhigulevskaya HPP: 2,488 MW2kZhigulevsk…Byreyskaya HPP: 2,010 MW2kByreyskaya…Dagestan Branch: 1,786 MW2kDagestan B…

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

Owner

Operated by PJSC "TGC-1". All plants by this company →

Climate zone & how it works

This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 64.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~0°Ctypical annual mean
~14°Ctypical warm-season mean
Subarctic (boreal): 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 #86 largest hydro power plant of 105 in Russia by capacity.

Russia has 105 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 45,810 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 64.83, 32.0083 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Yushkozerskaya HPP?

Yushkozerskaya HPP is a 18 MW source-record hydro power plant in Republic of Karelia, Russia, commissioned in 1980.

How many homes can Yushkozerskaya HPP power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 18,020 homes (estimated).

Who operates Yushkozerskaya HPP?

Yushkozerskaya HPP is operated by PJSC "TGC-1".

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