Kirishi Power Station Explained

Kirishi Power Station
Name Official:Kirishskaya GRES
Location Map Caption:Location of the Kirishi Power Station in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
Coordinates:59.4858°N 32.0489°W
Country:Russia
Location:Kirishi
Status:Operational
Commissioned:1967
Owner:OGK-6
Th Fuel Primary:Natural gas
Th Fuel Secondary:Fuel oil
Ps Units Operational:1 x 800 MW
5 x 300 MW
2 x 60 MW
2 x 50 MW
2 x 40 MW
Ps Units Manu Model:LMZ, Siemens AG
Ps Electrical 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 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 tall flue gas stacks, they belong to the tallest chimneys at Russia.

References

  1. Модернизация конденсационной части Киришской ГРЭС на базе парогазовой технологии
  2. Энергоблок ПГУ-800 Киришской ГРЭС присоединен к электросетям для завершения ряда пуско-наладочных работ, ОГК-6, 25.07.2011