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Volgograd state district power station72 MW Natural Gas

Gas

Volgograd State District Power Station is a 72 MW gas-fired power plant in Russia, operated by OOO LUKOIL-Volgogradenergo. Ranked #200 of 299 gas plants in Russia, it accounts for 0.05% of the country's total gas capacity of 139,541 MW. The largest gas plant in Russia is Surgutskaya GRES-2 at 8,865 MW, making this facility 123.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Volzhskaya HPP (2,671 MW, Hydro), Volzhskaya HPP 1 (541 MW, Gas), and Volgogradskaya CHPP-2 (300 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Volgograd Oblast, approximately 400 km north of Rostov-on-Don.

Capacity
72 MW
Commissioning Year
1965

61 years old

Owner
OOO LUKOIL-Volgogradenergo
Location
48.5677°, 44.4498°

Russia, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 376. largest of 652 plants in Russia
  • #11,616 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,510 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of Russia
Age & fleet comparison

61 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

OOO LUKOIL-Volgogradenergo operates 5 plants totalling 1,205 MW

Regional density

5 plants within 100 km, 4,028 MW combined

Nearest plant: Volgogradskaya CHPP-2 (13.7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.567700, 44.449800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
139.1 Kt
284 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
8.48 Mt
Over 61 years of operation
Past Retirement
1995
31 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
30.2K
cars per year
18.5K
homes per year
6.3M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Russia
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

RussiaEnergy Profile

652
Total Plants
311.6 GW
Total Capacity
GasNuclearCoalHydro
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