Darnytska power station
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Darnytska power station (Дарницька ТЕЦ) is an operating power station of at least 320-megawatts (MW) in Kyiv, Dniprovskyi, Ukraine. It is also known as Kyiv-4 power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Darnytska power station | Kyiv, Dniprovskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine | 50.447771, 30.642949 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 5, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 7: 50.447771, 30.642949
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 5 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas | 50 | subcritical | – | 1965 | – |
| Unit 5 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas | 50 | subcritical | – | 1965 | – |
| Unit 6 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas | 50 | subcritical | – | 1965 | – |
| Unit 6 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas | 50 | subcritical | – | 1965 | – |
| Unit 7 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas | 60 | subcritical | – | 1965 | – |
| Unit 7 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas | 60 | subcritical | – | 1965 | – |
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 |
|---|---|
| Unit 5 | Euro Reconstruction LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | – |
| Unit 6 | Euro Reconstruction LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | – |
| Unit 7 | Euro Reconstruction LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | – |
Background
The Darnytska power station has been operating since 1954. It originally had 7 turbine units, but the first 4 units were retired due to deterioration. The three operational turbines each had capacity of 50 MW.[1] At some point, one of the turbine units was upgraded to 60 MW, giving the station a total capacity of 160 MW.[2][3]
The power station was sold to Euro Reconstruction LLC in 2012.[4] Euro Reconstruction is allegedly controlled by a businessman Anatoly Shkriblyak.[5]
The plant is capable of running on coal or natural gas. In 2012, the plant switched to mostly coal as it was significantly cheaper.[6]
In December 2021, due to coal shortages in Ukraine, the power station temporarily switched to running exclusively on natural gas.[7] Another media source from December 2021 suggested that the transfer to gas has a more permanent nature.[8] However a later source from June 2023 described the opposite - that the plant has recently been operated on bituminous coal from Krasnolymanska coal mine.[9]
Environmental Impacts
The Darnytska power station has been the subject of numerous environmental complaints. For example, in 2017, Ukraine's State Ecological Inspectorate conducted an unscheduled inspection of the power station, due to it "breaking all records for the number of complaints."[10]
In April 2020, an inspection team was barred from accessing the Darnystka power station.[11] When the team returned in August 2020, they found numerous violations of environmental regulations and imposed a fine on the power station. The team also noted that Kyivites complain about the power station more than any other in the region.[12] Shortly thereafter, regulators threatened to close down the power station if it did not get its pollution under control. Specifically, regulators were concerned about the toxicity levels of Darnystka reservoir, which the power station uses as an ash dump.[13][14]
Darnystska power station began the installation of 4 electrostatic precipitators to reduce emissions. In April 2021 it was reported that two news electrostatic precipitators had been installed and another one will be put into operation by the end of the year. After that, the power station was expected to become the first coal-fired CHP in Ukraine to abandon the use of an ash dump.[15] The third of four precipitators was being installed in November 2021.[16]
However as December 2021, the residents continued to complain about the toxicity of the ash dump.[17][18]
War in Ukraine
As of June 2022, it appeared that the power station was unaffected by Russian shelling and continued to operate normally.[19]
Russian media source reported that the plant was damaged during the air strike on December 16th, 2022.[20] Previous attack on the plant was registered in November 2022.[21] As of December 2022, the plant appeared to be operating at reduced capacity.
In April 2023, Euro Reconstruction reported that the heating season 2022/2023 had been completed. During attacks on the country's energy infrastructure, the power plant was hit by three rockets but damage was repaired in the shortest possible time.[22]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Дарницька ТЕЦ". Wikipedia.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Про компанію, Euro Reconstruction LLC, Accessed January 2022
- ↑ "Enterprise activity". /tec4.kiev.ua. Retrieved June 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Екостандарт" продав Дарницьку ТЕЦ, Economic Truth, June 14, 2012
- ↑ "Шкрибляк Анатолий Васильевич: миллиардер на схемах и контрабанде". ukrnovosti.com.ua. February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Дарницька ТЕЦ у Києві перейшла на вугілля". www.unian.ua/. February 2012. Retrieved June 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Дарницька ТЕЦ продовжує працювати у штатному режимі та гарантує виконання зобов’язань із теплопостачання та гарячого водопостачання, Official Portal of Kyiv, Dec. 17, 2021
- ↑ "Перехід низки ТЕС і ТЕЦ з вугілля на газ анонсував Шмигаль". racurs.ua. December 2021. Retrieved June 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ ""Краснолиманское" Виталия Кропачева помогло Киеву пережить одну из самых тяжелых зим в истории – Дарницкая ТЭЦ". /finance.obozrevatel.com. June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ У Києві перевірять Дарницьку ТЕЦ через скарги на задимленість, Dec. 12, 2017
- ↑ Дарницька ТЕЦ не дозволила екологічній інспекції перевірити рівень викидів, Mind, Apr. 30, 2020
- ↑ Екоінспекція розповіла про перевірку Дарницької ТЕЦ, на яку масово скаржаться кияни, Economic Truth, Aug. 25, 2020
- ↑ Alexandra Dimura, Чи закриють Дарницьку ТЕЦ, Kyiv, August 10, 2020
- ↑ Дарницьку ТЕЦ зупинять, якщо будуть порушені норми шкідливих викидів – Мінприроди, The Village, Nov. 10, 2020
- ↑ "Столична Дарницька ТЕЦ першою в Україні відмовиться від золовідвалу". ua-energy.org. April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ На Дарницькій ТЕЦ завершують встановлення третього електрофільтру для зменшення шкідливих викидів (+фото), Official Portal of Kyiv, Nov. 5. 2021
- ↑ Отруйний відстійник у Києві: як виглядає золовідвал Дарницької ТЕЦ (ВІДЕО), Comments Kiev, Oct. 11, 2021
- ↑ Катастрофа на озері Гарячка в Києві: еколог заявив, що токсичне озеро підвищує ризик підхопити COVID-19, UNN, Oct. 22, 2021
- ↑ "Дарницкая ТЭЦ отсрочила возвращение потребителям горячей воды до августа". Delo.ua. Jun 17, 2022. Retrieved Jun 21, 2022.
- ↑ "КАКИЕ ЭЛЕКТРОСТАНЦИИ УКРАИНЫ ПОПАЛИ ПОД УДАРЫ 16 ДЕКАБРЯ". https://md.tsargrad.tv/. December 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "В ООН осудили нападения России на мирных жителей и объекты гражданской инфраструктуры в Украине". https://news.un.org/. November 23, 2022.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Опалювальний сезон 2022/2023 завершено – Євро-Реконструкція". tec4.kiev.ua. April 2023.
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