| Kostromskaya Power Station | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Russia |
| Location | Volgorechensk |
| Coordinates | 57°27′34″N41°10′30″E / 57.45944°N 41.17500°E |
| Owner | WGC-3 |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 300MW 4 × 330MW 1 × 1,200MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 3,720 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | irao-generation |
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The Kostroma Power Station (Kostromskaya GRES) is a gas-fired power station near Volgorechensk in Russia. The station consists of four 300 megawatt units, four 330 megawatt units and a single 1,200 megawatt unit, of which the 1,200MW unit is the world's largest gas-fired power station unit. [1] The station also has a 320 m (1,050 ft) tall chimney, one of the tallest in the world.