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Power Plants in Russia

Russia has 461 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 8th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 315 operating and 99 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 231 GW across 315 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant (6.4 GW).

The largest owner-operators are T Plus PJSC (45), PJSC RusHydro (35) and Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC (29) — T Plus PJSC alone is named on 10% of them. Half of Russia's power plants in service predate 1979 (median commissioning year of the 312 with a known date), 43 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Efremovskaya power plant, dating from 1931. 99 are in the pipeline, led by Krasnoyarsk nuclear power plant (5.0 GW), proposed. They account for 27% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Russia.

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461
Power Plant in Russia
#8
of 155 countries
231 GW
Operating capacity
99
In construction / proposed

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Who owns Russia'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 1979 · oldest Efremovskaya power plant (1931) · newest Novolakskaya wind farm (2025) · 312 of 461 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Russia?
OverWatts maps 461 power plants in Russia — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 8th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Russia?
Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant, at 6.4 GW, operated by Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP.
How much power-generation capacity do Russia's power plants have?
About 231 GW operating across 315 plants, with a further 85.9 GW under construction or proposed. 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 Russia?
T Plus PJSC is named as owner or operator on the most — 45 of 461 (10%). Next are PJSC RusHydro (35), Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC (29) and Rosatom (25).
How old are Russia's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 1979, across the 312 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Efremovskaya power plant (1931); 43 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Russia?
99 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Krasnoyarsk nuclear power plant (5.0 GW), Kursk nuclear power plant (2.5 GW) and Nizhny Novgorod nuclear power plant (2.5 GW).

Other asset classes in Russia

Pipeline 358Oil & Gas Field 338Coal / Uranium Mine 257Cement Plant 67Export Terminal 61LNG Terminal 50Chemical Plant 47Iron & Steel Plant 31Iron Ore Mine 31Refinery 14Interconnector 6Grid Storage 3

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335Mexico 311