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.