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Astara ES — 87 MW Natural Gas

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Astara ES is a 87 MW gas power plant located in Azerbaijan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
87 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2006

Year online

Owner
AzerEnerji

Operator

Location
38.46, 48.88

Coordinates

Insights

#11
largest in %s
#3,390
largest %s worldwide
#10,859
largest worldwide
2006
%d yrs newer than avg
15
operated by %s
9
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Natural Gas
Capacity
87 MW
Commissioned
2006
Status
Operational
Owner
AzerEnerji
Country
AZE
Coordinates
38.456, 48.875

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
168,047 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
5,041,424 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
490 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

36,532
cars / year
22,406
homes / year
7,638,521
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Janub

Azerbaijan · Natural Gas

780MW · 2013

About this plant

Astara ES is an 87 MW gas power plant located in Azerbaijan, operated by AzerEnerji since 2006. It ranks #7 of 8 gas plants in Azerbaijan, representing 3.64% of the country’s total gas capacity of 2,390 MW. The largest gas plant in Azerbaijan is Janub, which has a capacity of 780 MW, making Astara ES 8.9 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km of this facility. It is situated in the Astara District, approximately 300 km south of Baku.

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