Kemerovskaya CHP power station
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Kemerovskaya CHP power station (Кемеровская ТЭЦ) is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Kemerovo, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kemerovskaya CHP power station | Kemerovo, Kemerovo, Kemerovo, Russia | 55.40048, 85.987592 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 4, Unit 7: 55.40048, 85.987592
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 4 | Operating | coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas[1][2] | 30 | subcritical | yes | 2004 | False |
| Unit 7 | Operating | coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas[1][3] | 30 | subcritical | yes | 2004 | False |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 4 | Kemerovo Generation JSC [100%] | unknown [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | Kemerovo Generation JSC [100%] | unknown [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Non-industry use: heat
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): domestic
Ownership Tree
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Background
The 80-MW coal-fired Kemerovskaya combined heat & power (CHP) power station is owned by JSC Kemerovo Generation, which ultimately belongs to SUEK.[4][5]
The power plant supplies heat and hot water to the Kirov and Rudnichny districts of the city of Kemerovo.[4]
It has 4 units with 10 to 30 MW of capacity.[5]
In 2021 the plant produced 218 million kWh of electricity, in 2020 it was 194 million kWh.[6]
The System Operator's document released in February 2023 listed the plant as coal-fired and gas-fired.[7] However it appeared that the plant mainly uses coal, according to the company's website and other sources.[5][4]
As of December 2024, the company was considering transitioning the plant into peak or semi-peak mode. This plant has a minimal load on electricity generation and is therefore not very profitable economically. But in order to implement the project, it is necessary to connect the residential areas currently supplied by the Kemerovskaya CHP to the to the heating plants on the left bank if the river. There is a technical possibility to lay three pipes through the bridge structure across the river for direct and reverse heat supply. In addition, it will be necessary to carry out work that will increase heat output and reliability of supply from the left-bank stations. Ideally, the capacity of the Kemerovskaya CHP would be replaced by Kemerovskaya GRES and Novo-Kemerovskaya power plant. [8]
Repairs and Modernization
In June 2025, a major overhaul was underway on the turbine of Unit 3 (10MW). The turbine’s generator rotor was sent to a specialized plant in Kaluga for full refurbishment, while repairs of auxiliary systems – including oil systems, valves, and safety equipment – continued onsite. Unit 3 is used during peak winter demand when temperatures drop below –20°C, making its reliability critical for stable heat supply. The overhaul was scheduled to be completed before the start of the 2025–2026 heating season.[9]
By June 2025, additional works were completed on the turbine of Unit 4 (30 MW), including maintenance of auxiliary systems such as the district-heating water preheater, pumps and the oil system.[10]
In 2026, the station's automated process control system (ASU TP) for Unit 4 turbine was scheduled for replacement with a new domestically produced system, as the existing equipment had reached the end of its service life. The same year, new fire safety infrastructure was planned, including aspiration units on the fuel transport conveyor and an automatic fire alarm system in the main building. Total investment programme for 2026 was budgeted at 203.7 million rubles (approximately $2.3 million).[11]
Accidents
In November 2018 the inlet and outlet flues of the main boiler accidentally caught fire during a test of the plant's equipment.[12]
In September 2023, fire broke out at the plant when the coal-air mixture ignited in the coal dust bunker of one of the boiler units. The driver of the fuel transport workshop, who was pumping coal into the bunker, was seriously injured.[13][14]
In February 2026, residents of the Kirovsky district filed complaints about heavy smoke from the station during adverse meteorological conditions. The operating company stated that the visible emissions consisted primarily of water vapour from combustion of grade-D coal, which has high moisture content, and that gas cleaning used scrubbers and Venturi tubes.[15]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://sibgenco.ru/main/company/generation/kemerovskaya-tets/https://sibgenco.ru/main/company/generation/kemerovskaya-tets/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125144438/https://sibgenco.ru/main/company/generation/kemerovskaya-tets/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Кемеровская ТЭЦ, Wikipedia (Russian), accessed June 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sibgenco. "КЕМЕРОВСКАЯ ТЭЦ". Retrieved November 2022 via the Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Производственные итоги 2021 года: выработка электроэнергии и тепла растет". sibgenco.online. January 14, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Перечень электростанций, действующих и планируемых к сооружению, расширению, модернизации и выводу из эксплуатации (page 53)" (PDF). www.so-ups.ru. February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ ""В 2025 году продолжим модернизацию электростанций"". /www.interfax-russia.ru. December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "На Кемеровской ТЭЦ СГК проходит капитальный ремонт турбины № 3". myseldon.com. Jun 25, 2025. Retrieved Dec 5, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Кемерово — Калуга: путешествие одной турбины на заводской ремонт". sibgenco.online. Jun 24, 2025. Retrieved Dec 5, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Кемеровская ТЭЦ усиливает пожарную безопасность". sibdepo.ru. March 17, 2026.
- ↑ поделиться новостью Пожарные ликвидировали возгорание на Кемеровской ТЭЦ, Energyland, Nov. 26, 2018
- ↑ "Состояние крайне тяжелое: работница Кемеровской ТЭЦ пострадала во время пожара на предприятии". vse42.ru. September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«Состояние крайне тяжелое»: сотрудницу ТЭЦ в Кемерове госпитализировали с ожогами — что случилось". ngs42.ru/. September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«Нечем дышать»: Кемеровская ТЭЦ ответила на жалобы горожан на сильный дым". ngs42.ru. February 26, 2026.
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