Chelyabinsk CHP-2 power station
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Chelyabinsk CHP-2 power station (Челябинская ТЭЦ-2) is an operating power station of at least 320-megawatts (MW) in Novogornyy, Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Chelyabinsk CHP-2 power station | Novogornyy, Chelyabinsk, Russia | 55.155082, 61.497137 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 55.155082, 61.497137
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: lignite | 60 | subcritical | yes[1] | 1964 | 2023[2][3] |
| Unit 1, timepoint 2 | Operating[2][4][5][6][7][8][9][3] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[10][11][12] | 60[11][1][2] | steam turbine[11][13] | yes[1] | 2023[6] | – |
| Unit 2, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: lignite | 60 | subcritical | yes[1] | 1965 | 2023[2][3] |
| Unit 2, timepoint 2 | Operating[2][4][5][6][7][8][9][3] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[10][11][12] | 60[11][1][2] | steam turbine[11][13] | yes[1] | 2023[6] | – |
| Unit 3, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: lignite | 100 | subcritical | yes[1] | 1966 | 2023[2][3] |
| Unit 3, timepoint 2 | Operating[2][4][5][6][7][8][9][3] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[10][11][12] | 100[11][1][2] | steam turbine[11][13] | yes[1] | 2023[6] | – |
| Unit 4, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: lignite | 100 | subcritical | yes[1] | 1968 | 2023[2][3] |
| Unit 4, timepoint 2 | Operating[2][4][5][6][7][8][9][3] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[10][11][12] | 100[11][1][2] | steam turbine[11][13] | yes[1] | 2023[6] | – |
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 1, timepoint 1 | Forward Energo PJSC [100%][9] | Forward Energo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 1, timepoint 2 | Forward Energo PJSC [100%][9] | Forward Energo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 2, timepoint 1 | Forward Energo PJSC [100%][9] | Forward Energo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 2, timepoint 2 | Forward Energo PJSC [100%][9] | Forward Energo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 3, timepoint 1 | Forward Energo PJSC [100%][9] | Forward Energo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 3, timepoint 2 | Forward Energo PJSC [100%][9] | Forward Energo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 4, timepoint 1 | Forward Energo PJSC [100%][9] | Forward Energo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 4, timepoint 2 | Forward Energo PJSC [100%][9] | Forward Energo PJSC [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2023.
Unit 2: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2023.
Unit 3: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2023.
Unit 4: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2023.
Background
The power plant was owned by PAO Fortum, a Russian subsidiary of Fortum Oyj. The plant is co-fired by coal and gas and provides heat for residential use in Novogornyy, Chelyabinsk.[14][15]
Ownership
In March 2022, in response to the Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Finnish company Fortum has announced that it would be ceasing all new investment projects in Russia and financing of their subsidiaries in Russia.[16] However at that point Fortum stated that it would fulfill its contractual obligations related to the coal-to-gas transition at this plant.
Later in May 2022, Fortum made the decision on a controlled exit from the Russian market.[17]
The process of sale of power plants in Russia was stalled by President Vladimir Putin's decree on limiting the sale of assets in domestic strategic companies signed on August 5, 2022.[18]
In April 2023, the Russian state assumed control over PAO Fortum following a decree by Vladimir Putin, which established state management through the Russian Federal Agency for State Property Management. Fortum acknowledged the loss of control and will fully write down its Russian assets.[19] The Russian Ministry of Energy 2024-2029 energy program released in November 2023, listed Forward Energo PJSC as the current owner of the power station.[20] In August 2023, PAO Fortum was renamed Forward Energo PJSC.[21]
Conversion to Gas
In February 2021 Fortum and the government of Chelyabinsk signed an agreement to burn coal only as a reserve fuel in 2022 and switch the plant entirely to gas in 2023.[22] Later in October 2021, it was anticipated that the plant will fully switch to gas already in 2022.[23]
As of March 2022, the company has completed the construction of the infrastructure necessary for the transition from coal to gas. This included putting into operation a second gas pipeline and a second gas distribution point with a gas purification and metering sector.[24][25]
In December 2022, a representative from PAO Fortum commented that the plant now only uses gas in normal operations of the plant.[26] The same source also stated that Fortum's main achievement in terms of its environmental agenda in 2022 was the abandonment of the use of coal and a complete switch to gas as the main fuel for all four of thermal power plants.[26]
As of May 2023, in the absence of official announcements regarding conversion to gas and the uncertainty related Fortum's ceasing of operations in Russia, the units were still considered as partially coal-fired. As of December 2023, following several recent media reports stating that no coal is used at the plant, we consider conversion has taken place.[27][28] Half of investment program approved by the regulator for PAO Fortum will be directed towards liquidating coal-related assets.[28]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20221202130420/https://www.fortum.com/about-us/our-company/our-energy-production/our-power-plants/chelyabinsk-chp-2. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20240108203958/https://chel.dk.ru/news/237191306. Archived from the original on 2024-01-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240108204048/https://pravdaurfo.ru/polnotekst/433217-ekologiya-chelyabinska-sela-u-fortuma-666-millionov-rashody-na-proekty-tekslera-perelozhat-na-naselenie/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211020065417/https://tass.ru/ural-news/10605811. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708171400/https://www.metalinfo.ru/ru/news/135770. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220526051506/https://www.1obl.ru/news/ekonomika/fortum-vypolnit-obyazatelstva-po-perevodu-chelyabinskoy-tets-2-s-uglya-na-gaz/. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120035048/https://base.garant.ru/406504497/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220518025502/https://www.fortum.ru/media/2022/03/na-chelyabinskoy-tec-2-zaversheno-sozdanie-infrastruktury-dlya-perevoda-na-prirodnyy-gaz. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230313035935/https://www.so-ups.ru/fileadmin/files/company/future_plan/public_discussion/2023/final/74_CHeljabinskaja_oblast_fin.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221017154359/http://www.fortum.com/about-us/our-company/our-energy-production/our-power-plants/combined-heat-and-power-chp-and-condensing-power-plants. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211114182103/http://www.tarif74.ru/Upload/files/%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0(1).PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240112191230/https://www.so-ups.ru/fileadmin/files/company/future_plan/public_discussion/2024/final/77_CHeljabinskaja_oblast.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220723051312/https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%A2%D0%AD%D0%A6-2. Archived from the original on 2022-07-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Челябинская ТЭЦ-1, Fortum, accessed November 2020
- ↑ Челябинская ТЭЦ-2, Wikipedia, Jul 23, 2021
- ↑ "«Фортум» выполнит обязательства по переводу челябинской ТЭЦ-2 с угля на газ". 1Obl.ru. Mar 3, 2022. Retrieved Apr 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Оператор челябинских ТЭЦ Fortum продает активы и уходит из России". chel.dk.ru. May 12, 2022. Retrieved Jun 15, 2022.
- ↑ "«Фортум» подарил челябинской компании право поставлять энергию. Что это значит и кого коснется".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Inside information: Fortum to fully write down its Russian assets and deconsolidate the Russia segment – publishes restated comparison figures". www.fortum.com. May 2023.
{{cite web}}: soft hyphen character in|title=at position 13 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "СХЕМА И ПРОГРАММА РАЗВИТИЯ ЭЛЕКТРОЭНЕРГЕТИЧЕСКИХ СИСТЕМ РОССИИ НА 2024–2029 ГОДЫ ЭНЕРГОСИСТЕМА ЧЕЛЯБИНСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ" (PDF). SO UPS of Russia. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Акционеры "Фортума" решили переименовать компанию в "Форвард Энерго"". www.interfax.ru. August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Фортум" и челябинские власти подписали соглашение о снижении выбросов на ТЭЦ №2, Tass, Feb. 2, 2021
- ↑ "Перевод на газ последней угольной ТЭЦ в Челябинске завершат в 2022 году". Vecherny Chelyabinsk. Oct 13, 2021. Retrieved Apr 15, 2022.
- ↑ "«Фортум» завершает подготовку ТЭЦ‑2 в Челябинске к переходу с угля на газ". 1Obl.ru. Mar 30, 2022. Retrieved Apr 15, 2022.
- ↑ "На Челябинской ТЭЦ-2 завершено создание инфраструктуры для перевода на природный газ". Fortum.ru. Mar 2022. Retrieved Jun 15, 2022.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Фортум» снизил выбросы в воздух Челябинской области на 10 тысяч тонн в год". u74.ru. December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«Будем прилагать усилия к неслышащим»: в Челябинск приехала глава Росприроднадзора". chel.dk.ru/. October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Экология Челябинска съела у «Фортума» 666 миллионов. Расходы на проекты Текслера переложат на население". pravdaurfo.ru/. June 2023.
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