Dzerzhinsk power station

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Dzerzhinsk power station (Дзержинская ТЭЦ) is an operating power station of at least 565-megawatts (MW) in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dzerzhinsk power station	Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia	56.2336, 43.5208 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit CC1: 56.2336, 43.5208

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	fossil gas - natural gas	60	steam turbine	–	1961	–
Unit 2	operating	fossil gas - natural gas	80	steam turbine	–	1993	–
Unit 5	operating	fossil gas - natural gas	110	steam turbine	–	1977	–
Unit 6	operating	fossil gas - natural gas	135	steam turbine	–	1984	–
Unit CC1	operating	fossil gas - natural gas	180	combined cycle	–	2005	–

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 1	T Plus PJSC Nizhny Novgorod Branch [100.0%]
Unit 2	T Plus PJSC Nizhny Novgorod Branch [100.0%]
Unit 5	T Plus PJSC Nizhny Novgorod Branch [100.0%]
Unit 6	T Plus PJSC Nizhny Novgorod Branch [100.0%]
Unit CC1	T Plus PJSC Nizhny Novgorod Branch [100.0%]

Background

Dzerzhinskaya CHPP is the second largest power plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region in terms of installed thermal capacity, located in the city of Dzerzhinsk.

Since October 1, 2007, the Dzerzhinsk CHP plant has been part of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of PJSC T Plus.

Today, the installed electric capacity of the CHPP is 565 MW, and the installed thermal capacity is 1474 Gcal/h.

The station equipment runs on natural gas (91%) and fuel oil (9%).

The construction of the Dzerzhinskaya CHPP near the village of Krasny Okar began in June 1956. The launch of the first power unit, which included a turbine with a capacity of 65 MW and 2 boiler units with a capacity of 420 tons / hour each, occurred on October 13, 1961. In the next three years, 2 more turbine units with a capacity of 60 and 50 MW were put into commercial operation. The construction of the first stage of the CHPP was completed in 1966 with the commissioning of a boiler with a capacity of 420 t/h.

In 1968, the Council of Ministers of the USSR instructed the Ministry of Energy to expand the Dzerzhinskaya CHPP. The commissioning of the second stage of the station was supposed to increase its installed capacity by more than two and a half times. So, in the period from 1970 to 1979, peak boilers No. 1-3 were put into operation, 2 turbine units with a capacity of 50 and 100 MW, as well as 3 boiler units, 420 t/h each, were put into operation.

In 1982, another 420 t/h boiler was put into permanent operation, and in 1983, peak hot water boiler No. 4. In 1984, a 135 MW steam turbine was put into operation. Another 420 t/h boiler was put into operation in 1988, after which the electric power of the CHPP increased to 456 MW.

In 1991, the station began work on the reconstruction of outdated main equipment. So, in 1992, turbine unit no. 2 was replaced, which made it possible to increase the capacity of the CHPP by 20 MW. In the period from 1993 to 2005, the boiler and turbine unit no. 3 were completely dismantled at the Dzerzhinsky thermal power plant, instead of which a gas turbine power unit No. 3 was installed, consisting of a combined cycle plant (CCGT) with a capacity of 150 MW, a utilizing boiler with a capacity of 300 t/h and a 178 MW generator.

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