Nornickel operates its own fuel and energy assets, which include four natural gas fields, three combined heat and power (CHP) plants, two hydropower plants, as well as gas pipelines, power lines, and gas‑fired boiler houses. The Group’s energy assets supply approximately 56% of the Group’s total energy needs, with electricity accounting for 49% of that volume.
Fuel and energy assets are managed by the Energy Division.
A gas and condensate production enterprise operating in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Yamal‑Nenets Autonomous District. Its core activities include the extraction and processing of natural gas and gas condensate as well as the sale of hydrocarbon feedstocks to consumers.
Existing deposits:
Messoyakhskoye gas field – under development since 1969
Yuzhno‑Soleninskoye gas condensate field – under development since 1972
Severo‑Soleninskoye gas condensate field – under development since 1983
Pelyatkinskoye gas condensate field – under development since 2003
Energy infrastructure
2,696Mcm
natural gas production
113kt
gas condensate production
56%
share ofrenewable electricityacross the Group
240bcm
gas reserves
4,311kt
gas condensate reserves
1,653 km
the string length of gas and condensate pipelines
Gas and gas condensate production volumeGas condensate production figures include production losses (carryover with separation gas).
Indicators
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Indicators
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Natural gas, Mcm
2,927
2,816
2,720
2,650
2,696
Gas condensate, kt
102
91
85
102
113
An enterprise engaged in the transportation of natural gas and gas condensate, delivering feedstocks from the fields to consumers in the Norilsk Industrial District. The district’s gas supply system is a regional‑level network and is not connected to the Unified Gas Supply System of Russia. Natural gas is transported from the fields via a trunk pipeline to Dudinka and Norilsk.
A fuel company serving as a strategic supplier of light and dark petroleum products to the Far North. The company plays a key commercial and social role in the region, with operations spanning the Norilsk Industrial District, the cities of Krasnoyarsk and Dudinka, the Murmansk Region, and the Trans‑Baikal Territory. The fuel company supplies petroleum products to mining, exploration, and transport companies as well as municipal enterprises. Its key consumers are Nornickel Group enterprises.
A fuel and energy company engaged in the generation and supply of electricity and heat to consumers in the Far North. Electricity and heat generation relies on a mix of renewable energy sources (hydropower) and non‑renewable sources (natural gas).
The asset comprises the following facilities:
Three gas‑fired thermal power plants with a total installed capacity of 1,154 MW
Two hydropower plants with a total installed capacity of 1,102 MW
Nine boiler houses:
Three electric boiler houses
Six fossil fuel‑fired boiler houses
Company energy system highlights:
Total installed capacity: 2,256 MW
Total CHPP heat capacity: 4,129 Gcal/h
Total boiler capacity: 511 Gcal/h
The Company supplies electricity, heat, and water to residents of Norilsk, Dudinka, Svetlogorsk, and Snezhnogorsk, as well as to Nornickel enterprises.
The Ust‑Khantayskaya HPP is the world’s northernmost hydropower plant, with a capacity of 502 MW. It was built on permafrost and is located on the Khantayka River, a right‑bank tributary of the Yenisei.
The Kureyskaya HPP is located in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, on the Kureyka River, with an installed capacity of 600 MW.
The Company’s main source of renewable energy is hydropower, generated at the Ust‑Khantayskaya and Kureyskaya HPPs.
Energy consumption by the Group,For a detailed breakdown of the Group’s energy consumption by enterprise, see Nornickel’s Sustainability Report 2025.TJ
Indicators
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
1. Fuel consumption, including:Including fuel consumed for energy generation to meet the needs of Norilsk.
151,235
141,909
137,150
133,746
134,533
Natural gas
130,867
125,934
121,643
117,940
119,311
Diesel fuel and fuel oil
15,097
13,628
13,080
13,471
13,250
Petrol and jet fuel
3,715
325
312
297
275
Anthracite coal
1,557
2,027
1,562
1,765
1,378
Lignite
0
0
552
273
318
2. Electricity and heat from renewable sources (HPPs)
14,586
16,152
16,800
16,686
15,984
3. Electricity and heat purchased from third parties
10,891
11,005
8,701
8,660
7,921
4. Sales of electricity and heat to third parties
19,974
18,968
19,216
18,838
17,117
Total energy consumption (1+2+3−4)
156,738
150,098
143,435
140,254
141,321
Share of renewable energy consumption, %
9
11
12
12
11
Share of renewable electricity consumption, %
47
51
55
54
56
Fuel consumption by the Group, %
Electricity consumption by the Group, TJ
2,230sq km
surface area of the Khantayka Reservoir
22.55cu km
total volume of the Khantayka reservoir
14.03cu km
active (usable) volume of the Khantayka Reservoir
In 2025, the share of renewables in total electricity generation stood at 56% for the Group and 57% for the Norilsk Industrial District. Renewable energy accounted for 11% of the Group’s total energy consumption.
Energy sold to external consumers accounts for approximately 20% of Nornickel’s total self‑generation.
The Company’s investment programme includes a number of projects to boost the share of hydropower, capture fuel and energy savings, and improve the reliability of energy and gas supplies.
558sq km
surface area of the Kureyka Reservoir
10.0cu km
total volume of the Kureyka reservoir
7.3cu km
active (usable) volume of the Kureyka Reservoir
558sq km
surface area of the Kureyka Reservoir
10cu km
total volume of the Kureyka reservoir
7.3cu km
active (usable) volume of the Kureyka Reservoir
The Company’s key projects aimed at improving equipment reliability and increasing energy efficiency include:
replacement of power unit equipment for units Nos. 1 and 2 at CHPP‑2: pre‑commissioning activities are underway
completion of retrofit of the dams at the Kureyskaya HPP
ongoing replacement of storage tanks and associated infrastructure at tank farms
completion of drilling of three wells at a well pad within the Pelyatkinskoye gas condensate field; tie‑in works are in the final stages
completion of the construction and commissioning of a booster compressor station at the Severo‑Soleninskoye gas condensate field
ongoing retrofit of the gas transportation system from the fields to the Norilsk Industrial District
retrofit of the 2G underwater pipeline crossing under the Yenisei River
start of construction of the CHPP‑2 stack
construction and installation works at two facilities of the main step‑down substation for the development of Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky Mines.
