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Power Plants in Belarus

Belarus has 14 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 113th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 14 operating. Operating generation capacity totals 11.5 GW across 14 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Lukoml GRES power station (3.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Gomelenergo RUE (3), Minskenergo RUE (3) and Mogilevenergo RUE (2) — Gomelenergo RUE alone is named on 21% of them. Half of Belarus's power plants in service predate 1977 (median commissioning year of the 14 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Minsk CHP-3 power station, dating from 1951. They account for 41% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Belarus.

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14
Power Plant in Belarus
#113
of 155 countries
11.5 GW
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Largest power plants in Belarus

Who owns Belarus's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 1977 · oldest Minsk CHP-3 power station (1951) · newest Cherikov solar farm (2021) · 14 of 14 carry a start date

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Belarus?
OverWatts maps 14 power plants in Belarus — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 113th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Belarus?
Lukoml GRES power station, at 3.0 GW, operated by Vitebskenergo.
How much power-generation capacity do Belarus's power plants have?
About 11.5 GW operating across 14 plants. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Belarus?
Gomelenergo RUE is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 14 (21%). Next are Minskenergo RUE (3), Mogilevenergo RUE (2) and Vitebskenergo RUE (2).
How old are Belarus's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 1977, across the 14 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Minsk CHP-3 power station (1951); 2 came online in the past ten years.

Other asset classes in Belarus

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Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335