Russia

Niva GES-1 — 26 MW Hydroelectric

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Niva GES-1 is a 26 MW hydro power plant located in Russia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
26 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1952

Year online

Owner
PJSC "TGC-1"

Operator

Location
67.38, 32.53

Coordinates

Insights

#454
largest in %s
#4,032
largest %s worldwide
#17,506
largest worldwide
1952
%d yrs older than avg
48
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
26 MW
Commissioned
1952
Status
Operational
Owner
PJSC "TGC-1"
Country
Russia
Coordinates
67.381, 32.527

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,186 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
174,920 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

475
cars / year
292
homes / year
99,386
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

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.

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