Karabatan power station

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Karabatan power station (Электростанция комбинированного цикла Карабатан, парогазовая установка Karabatan Utility Solutions, ТЭЦ Карабатан) is an operating power station of at least 310-megawatts (MW) in Atyrau, Kazakhstan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Karabatan power station Atyrau, Atyrau, Kazakhstan 47.34422, 52.277177 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 47.34422, 52.277177

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3][4] gas, other gas[5] 155[5][6][7][8] combined cycle[5] yes[9][10] 2019[11][12][13]
Unit 2 operating[3][4] gas, other gas[5] 155[5][6][7][8] combined cycle[5] yes[9][10] 2019[11][12][13]
Unit 3 pre-construction[14] gas, other gas[15] 165[15] combined cycle[15] yes[10] 2027[16]

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 Operator
Unit 1 Karabatan Utility Solutions[17] Samruk-Kazyna Ondeu LLP Karabatan Utility Solutions[17]
Unit 2 Karabatan Utility Solutions[17] Samruk-Kazyna Ondeu LLP Karabatan Utility Solutions[17]
Unit 3 Karabatan Utility Solutions[17] Samruk-Kazyna Ondeu LLP Karabatan Utility Solutions[17]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[18]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[18]

Background

According to some news sources in January 2015, Doosan Heavy Industries (South Korea) signed a contract for the construction of a US$308 million, 310 MW coal-fired power plant with project sponsor Karabatan Utility Solutions (KUS). The planned start date is 2018.[19]

However, other news sources reported that the plant would be gas-fired, and in June 2015 Siemens was contracted to provide the gas turbines for the plant.[20]

According to a 2020 webinar presented by the national company Kazakh Invest JSC titled "Potential of petrochemical industry in Kazakhstan"[21], the power plant is completed.[22][23] The plant will be owned and operated by Karabatan Utility Solutions LLP.[24] The power plant officially became operational in 2019.[25][26]

The power plant is designed to provide participants of the Special Economic Zone "National Industrial Petrochemical Technopark" (SEZ NIPT) in Atyrau region with electric energy and high-pressure steam. The main fuel for production of electric energy and steam is fuel gas from the Makat-North Caucasus gas pipeline, ethane is backup fuel, which, if necessary, will be purchased from the KLPE LLP (participant of the SEZ NIPT), after its commissioning.[27]

In 2023, Karabatan Utility Solutions LLP has announced plans for expansion of the power plant with the construction of an additional combined-cycle generation unit consisting of two gas turbines (50 MW) and one steam turbine (65 MW). As of November 2023, the project is in the process of securing financing. EBRD and EDB have shown interest in funding the project. Another potential source of financing is through K-SURE, South Korean Export Credit Agency.[27]

The project was included into the "Electric Power Industry Development Plan until 2035", released by the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan in February 2024, with the maximum capacity increase of 310 MW (initially, 165 MW). The unit is planned to be commissioned in 2027.[28]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kazakhstan+Petrochemical+Industries+INC/@47.346070152.27511621238m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x41a22dc88972d2f5:0xaae1ce134672bc24!8m2!3d47.3417927!4d52.2731955. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.mk.co.kr/news/english/view/2015/01/10149/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210702230915/https://www.jp-kz.org/conference/webinar091020/Session1/1~4.Kazakh_Invest_eng%20v%20Petchem.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://kus.com.kz/en/projects/realizovannye-proekty https://invest.gov.kz/upload/iblock/567/5679494bff3fe3655a00ffe30ca2cdf6.pptx; https://kus.com.kz/en/projects/realizovannye-proekty. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210702222258/https://halykgm.kz/uploads/common/files/LUAr8SRM.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210702223744/https://primeminister.kz/en/news/16329. Archived from the original on 02 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210702221525/https://invest.gov.kz/upload/iblock/567/5679494bff3fe3655a00ffe30ca2cdf6.pptx. Archived from the original on 02 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211113014356/http://www.mrcplast.ru/news-news_open-370029.html. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220425111752/https://rupec.ru/news/44025/. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://kus.com.kz/en/page/deyatelnost-kompanii. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210702224606/https://powerlinks.news/article/6edeec/pm-gets-acquainted-with-work-of-petrochemical-technopark-in-atyrau. Archived from the original on 02 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220928003849/http://kus.com.kz/index.php/ru/proekty-kompanii/realizovannye-proekty/gtes. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220207014049/https://eenergy.media/2019/11/25/krupnaya-gazoturbinnaya-elektrostantsiya-zapushhena-v-atyrauskoj-oblasti/. Archived from the original on 07 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://pricom.kz/obshhestvo/chto-bylo-skazano-o-tek.html; https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/kazakhstan-power-generation https://kus.com.kz/en/projects/planiruemye-proekty/9; https://pricom.kz/obshhestvo/chto-bylo-skazano-o-tek.html; https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/kazakhstan-power-generation. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 https://kus.com.kz/en/projects/planiruemye-proekty/9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. https://kus.com.kz/en/projects/planiruemye-proekty. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125150131/https://kus.com.kz/en/page/about. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. 18.0 18.1 https://kus.com.kz/en https://rupec.ru/news/44025/; https://kus.com.kz/en. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. "South Korean company to build thermal power plant in Atyrau Oblast," Tengrinews, 06 January, 2015
  20. "Power and Gas division signs a contract to provide gas turbines at Karabatan Power Plant in Kazakhstan," Siemens, June 1, 2015
  21. Potential of petrochemical industry in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Invest, Nov 2, 2020
  22. Special Economic Zone "National Industrial Petrochemical Technopark", Kazakh Invest, Nov 2, 202
  23. Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Special Economic Zone "NIPT", Kazakh Invest, Sep 10, 2020
  24. SEZ National Industrial Petrochemical Technoparc (Atyrau), SEZ Union, accessed Jul 2, 2021
  25. "Производство электроэнергии газотурбинной электростанцией мощностью 310 МВт". Karabatan Utility Solutions. Retrieved Nov 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. "Крупная газотурбинная электростанция запущена в Атырауской области". E2nergy. Nov 25, 2019. Retrieved Nov 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. 27.0 27.1 "Planned projects". Karabatan Utility Solutions. Retrieved November 2, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. "Приказ "Об утверждении Плана мероприятий по развитию электроэнергетической отрасли до 2035 года"". www.gov.kz. February 20, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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