Almaty-1 power station

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Almaty-1 power station (АлЭС ТЭЦ-1 имени Б. Оразбаева, АО "АлЭС" Алматинская ТЭЦ - 1) is an operating power station of at least 120-megawatts (MW) in Almaty, Zhetysu, Kazakhstan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Almaty-1 power station Almaty, Zhetysu, Almaty, Kazakhstan 43.281259, 76.930565 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 10, Unit 10, Unit 9, Unit 9, Unit CC1: 43.281259, 76.930565

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 10 retired coal - bituminous 60 subcritical 1971 2017
Unit 10 operating[1] gas[2] 60[1] steam turbine[1] yes[3][4] 2017[2]
Unit 9 retired coal - bituminous 60 subcritical 1970 2017
Unit 9 operating[1] gas[2] 60[1] steam turbine[1] yes[3][4] 2017[2]
Unit CC1 pre-construction[5][6][7][8][9][10] gas[5] 250[5][11][12] combined cycle[5] yes[13] 2029[6][5][11][12]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 10 Almaty Power Plants JSC (AlES) [100.0%]
Unit 10 JSC "Almaty Power Plants" (JSC "AlES")[14] “Samruk-Kazyna” SWF JSC [100.0%]
Unit 9 Almaty Power Plants JSC (AlES) [100.0%]
Unit 9 JSC "Almaty Power Plants" (JSC "AlES")[14] “Samruk-Kazyna” SWF JSC [100.0%]
Unit CC1 JSC "Almaty Power Plants" (JSC "AlES")[14] “Samruk-Kazyna” SWF JSC [100.0%]

Background

The power station is related to Almaty-2 power station and Almaty-3 power station, all of which are owned by Almaty Power Plants JSC (JSC "AlES").

Almaty-1 currently has a total operating capacity of 145 MW (2x60 MW, 1x25 MW).[15][16] Units 9 and 10 were originally coal-fired[17], however they were switched to gas in 2017.[18][19]

New announced gas-fired unit

In April 2021, Samruk-Energo JSC noted a potential 200-250 MW gas unit expansion at the site because Almaty-1 power station was in need of expanding the infrastructure: free space, an operating gas transmission system, and power grid facilities for generating electrical power.[19] The application for the approval of technical design for the project was expected to be submitted by Q3 2022.[20] As of April 2023, the project is seeking governmental approvals. The technical design of the project was approved by RSE Gosexpertiza in January of 2023. The project will be implemented in 2024-2029[21]. In May 2023, the government of Kazakhstan approved the General Roadmap for the City of Almaty until 2040, which included expansion of the power station.[22]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709022957/http://www.ales.kz/ru/about-company/35-podrazdeleniya/65-almatinskaya-tets-1. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://energybase.ru/news/companies/samruk-energo-perevedet-na-gaz-vse-svoi-tec-v-g-almaty-2020-10-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210702231008/https://esmap.org/sites/default/files/esmap-files/Rpt_199b97_kazakvol2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120000016/https://www.inform.kz/ru/zavershaetsya-rabota-nad-teo-gazifikacii-tec-2-v-almaty_a3836748. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  11. 11.0 11.1 https://www.samruk-energy.kz/ru/navigation-and-support/projects/12-proekty/969-proekt-rasshirenie-almatinskoj-tets-1-so-stroitelstvom-pgu-moshchnostyu-200-250-mvt. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  16. Kazakhstan Natural Gas Investment Strategy Study - Volume 2 - Report No. 199b/97, UNDP ESMAP, Dec 1997
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  18. "Самрук-Энерго переведет на газ все свои ТЭЦ в г. Алматы," Energy Base, October 13, 2020
  19. 19.0 19.1 "Глава «Самрук-Энерго»: Алматинская ТЭЦ-2 снизит выбросы в несколько раз," Tag News, April 26, 2021
  20. "Завершается работа над ТЭО газификации Алматинской ТЭЦ-2". Energybase.ru. Sep 16, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  21. "ИНФОРМАЦИЯ ПО ИНВЕСТИЦИОННЫМ ПРОЕКТАМ АО «АЛЭС»". Almaty Power Plants. Retrieved 04.21.2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Additional data

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