Irkutsk-11 power station

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Irkutsk-11 power station (Иркутская ТЭЦ-11) is an operating power station of at least 279-megawatts (MW) in Usol'ye-Sibirskoye, Irkutsk, Russia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Irkutsk-11 power station Usol'ye-Sibirskoye, Usol'ye-Sibirskoye, Irkutsk, Russia 52.78207, 103.604129 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8: 52.78207, 103.604129

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 3 operating coal - subbituminous 50 subcritical 1961
Unit 4 operating coal - subbituminous 50 subcritical 1964
Unit 5 operating coal - subbituminous 50 subcritical 1965
Unit 6 operating coal - subbituminous 50 subcritical 1966
Unit 7 retired coal - subbituminous 30 subcritical 1967 2018
Unit 8 operating coal - subbituminous 79.3 subcritical 1971

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 3 Baikal Energy Company LLC [100.0%]
Unit 4 Baikal Energy Company LLC [100.0%]
Unit 5 Baikal Energy Company LLC [100.0%]
Unit 6 Baikal Energy Company LLC [100.0%]
Unit 7 Baikal Energy Company LLC [100.0%]
Unit 8 Baikal Energy Company LLC [100.0%]

Background

The plant’s eight units were brought online between 1959 and 1971.[1] As of November 2022, the company's website stated that the plant operates 7 units with capacity of 320.3MW.[2] Unit 7 of 30MW was decommissioned in 2018.[3] System Operator's document published in early 2023 confirmed the plant's capacity at 320.3 MW with 7 operating units.[4] This includes smaller Unit 1 with 22MW and Unit 2 with 19 MW. The plant's configuration also includes 8 boiler units.[5]

Heat and hot water is supplied to the population and industrial enterprises of Usolye-Sibirsky, the agricultural complex and the village of Belorechensky. Electricity is dispatched to the grid.[6]

The plant produced about 700 million kWh of electricity in 2020 and 500 million kWh in 2020.[7] In 2022, generation reached about 800 million kWh.[8]

Ownership

Irkutsk-11 power station is owned by Baikal Energy Company, a subsidiary of Irkutskenego, which is 90.2% owned by En+Group.

In December 2019 Irkutskenergo announced that it planned to sell its coal plants and other coal assets, possibly to Gazprom Energoholding LLC, which would facilitate the conversion of these plants to gas.[9][10] Irkutskenergo would sell its power plant holdings to its subsidiary Baikal Energy Company for 27 billion roubles.[11] The sale was finalized and these holdings were transferred on Sep. 1, 2020.[12] Baikal Energy Company would then be in a position to sell the assets to another company. The transfer of assets was planned to happen in stages and be complete by 2024. Gazprom Energoholding LLC emerged as a potential buyer; after acquisition, Gazprom would facilitate the conversion of these plants to gas.[10]

As of May 2023 and April 2024, there was no other news on the change of ownership.

Modernization

As of September 2019, the plant was planned to be modernized along with five other power stations in the Irkutsk region. The modernization was planned to take place between 2022 and 2024.[13]

Modernization work continued in 2022 at the station, according to EN+ 2022 annual report[8], but no specific details were available

As of April 2024, modernization of boiler No. 3 was ongoing, with a plan to replace the drum of the boiler later in 2024.[14][5]

Expansion

In March 2024 it was announced that the project to install 2 new units (Unit 10 and 11 with 230MW each) was approved in the competitive selection for new generation in south-eastern Siberia. The units are to be installed by the end of 2028.[15][16][17] In April 2024, Baikal Energy Company announced a tender for the design works of the two units. Estimated capex is RUB 110 billion (ca USD 1.2 billion).[18]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Irkutsk Thermal Power Station-11 Russia, Global Energy Observatory, accessed June 2018.
  2. "ТЭЦ-11". enplusgroup.com. Retrieved November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Об утверждении схемы и программы развития электроэнергетики Иркутской области на 2021-2025 годы" (PDF). ogirk.ru. 2020. Retrieved November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); line feed character in |title= at position 78 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "https://www.so-ups.ru/fileadmin/files/company/future_plan/public_discussion/2023/final/14_Irkutskaja_oblast_fin.pdf (page 101)" (PDF). www.so-ups.ru/. February 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "ТЭЦ Ангарска и Усолья: Эн+ проводит масштабную модернизацию". www.ogirk.ru. April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Что модернизируют на ТЭЦ в Усолье-Сибирском и Ангарске?". www.irk.ru. April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. EN+ Group (2021). "УСТОЙЧИВОЕ РАЗВИТИЕ КАК ОБРАЗ МЫШЛЕНИЯ" (PDF). enplusgroup.com. Retrieved November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); line feed character in |title= at position 11 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. 8.0 8.1 "EN+ Annual Report 2022" (PDF). enplusgroup.com. April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Russian energy giant looks to shed coal assets, reports say, Bellona, Dec. 5, 2019
  10. 10.0 10.1 Приход "Газпрома" и повышение тарифов, Irkutsk Media, Feb. 3, 2020
  11. Иркутскэнерго продаст дочке весь теплогенерирующий и сетевой комплекс Иркутской области, Neftegaz, Dec. 31, 2019.
  12. В Иркутской области статус ресурсоснабжающей организации присвоен "Байкальской энергетической компании", sia.ru, Oct. 8, 2020
  13. "В Иркутской области будут глобально модернизированы шесть ТЭЦ". Sibirskie Novosti. Oct 10, 2019. Retrieved Dec 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Что модернизируют на ТЭЦ в Усолье-Сибирском и Ангарске?". .irk.ru/. April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Три проекта отобрали для покрытия энергодефицита, часть Забайкалья туда не попадет". www.chita.ru. March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "En+ интересен новый конкурс на 700 МВт в Сибири по повышенным ставкам и проекты в ДФО". peretok.ru/. March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "Реестр итогов конкурентного отбора мощности новых генерирующих объектов" (PDF). www.so-ups.ru/. March 2024. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 50 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "БЭК объявила тендер на проектирование строительства энергоблоков ТЭЦ в Иркутске". www.vedomosti.ru. April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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