World Power Plants

Niva GES-126 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Niva GES-1 is a 26 MW hydro power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC "TGC-1" since 1952. Ranked #83 of 112 hydro plants in Russia. Its 26 MW represents 0.05% of Russia's 48,889 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making this facility 230 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Kola Nuclear Power Plant (1,760 MW, Nuclear), Kola NPP (1,760 MW, Nuclear), and Niva GES-3 (155.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Murmansk Oblast, approximately 300 km from Murmansk.

Capacity
26 MW
Commissioning Year
1952

74 years old

Owner
PJSC "TGC-1"
Location
67.3812°, 32.5273°

Russia, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 454. largest of 652 plants in Russia
  • #17,506 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,032 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Russia
Age & fleet comparison

74 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

PJSC "TGC-1" operates 48 plants totalling 7,625 MW

Regional density

8 plants within 100 km, 4,516 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kola Nuclear Power Plant (9.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 67.381200, 32.527300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Niva GES-1 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 91 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Russia
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

RussiaEnergy Profile

652
Total Plants
311.6 GW
Total Capacity
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