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Surgut-2 Power Station

Surgut, Russia

The 42nd largest power station in the world

5.66 GW · Capacity

The Surgut-2 Power Station on the Ob River in Russia is the second-largest gas-fired power station in the world, and largest in Russia with an installed capacity of 5687.1 MW in 2022. As of 2021 it is the gas-fired power plant (of those Climate Trace was able to monitor) which emits the most greenhouse gas with 31.5 million tonnes.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More power stations in Russia

  1. Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam6.4 GW
  2. Krasnoyarsk Dam6 GW
  3. Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station4.5 GW
  4. Rostov Nuclear Power Plant4.03 GW
  5. Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant4 GW

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