Kirishi Power Station

Kirishi Power Station
Official name Kirishskaya GRES
Country Russia
Location Kirishi
Coordinates 59°29′9″N 32°2′56″E / 59.48583°N 32.04889°E / 59.48583; 32.04889Coordinates: 59°29′9″N 32°2′56″E / 59.48583°N 32.04889°E / 59.48583; 32.04889
Status Operational
Commission date 1967
Owner(s) OGK-6
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural gas
Secondary fuel Fuel oil
Power generation
Units operational 1 x 800 MW
5 x 300 MW
2 x 60 MW
2 x 50 MW
2 x 40 MW
Make and model LMZ, Siemens AG
Nameplate capacity 2,595 MW
Website
www.ogk6.ru

Kirishi Power Station (Kirishskya GRES) is a thermal power station (GRES) at the town of Kirishi, Kirishsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The power plant is located adjacent to a larger Kirishi oil refinery.[1] Installed electrical capacity of the power station reached 2,595 MW after completion of modernization program for unit 6 in 2011, which included installation of two gas turbines for this unit to utilize combined cycle with total increase of capacity 500 MW and efficiency 20%.[2] The heating capacity is 1,234 Gcal/h.

Kirishskya GRES has two 320 metres (1,050 ft) tall flue gas stacks, they belong to the tallest chimneys at Russia.

References

  1. (in Russian) Модернизация Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine. конденсационной части Киришской ГРЭС на базе парогазовой технологии
  2. (in Russian) Энергоблок ПГУ-800 Киришской ГРЭС присоединен к электросетям для завершения ряда пуско-наладочных работ Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine., ОГК-6 Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine., 25.07.2011


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