Kirishi Power Station

Coordinates: 59°29′9″N 32°2′56″E / 59.48583°N 32.04889°E / 59.48583; 32.04889
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Kirishi Power Station
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Location of the Kirishi Power Station in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
Official nameKirishskaya GRES
CountryRussia
LocationKirishi
Coordinates59°29′9″N 32°2′56″E / 59.48583°N 32.04889°E / 59.48583; 32.04889
StatusOperational
Commission date1967
Owner(s)OGK-6
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Secondary fuelFuel oil
Power generation
Units operational1 x 800 MW
5 x 300 MW
2 x 60 MW
2 x 50 MW
2 x 40 MW
Make and modelLMZ, Siemens AG
Nameplate capacity2,595 MW
External links
Websitewww.ogk6.ru
CommonsRelated media on Commons

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 2595 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[edit]

  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