Kemerovskaya GRES power station

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Kemerovskaya GRES power station (Кемеровская ГРЭС, Kemerovo SDPS) is an operating power station of at least 930-megawatts (MW) in Kemerovo, Tsentralny, Russia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kemerovskaya GRES power station	Kemerovo, Tsentralny, Kemerovo, Kemerovo, Russia	55.367655, 86.069426 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 8: 55.367655, 86.069426

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year	Retired year
Unit 10	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	35	subcritical	–	1978	–
Unit 10	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	35	subcritical	–	1978	–
Unit 11	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	110	subcritical	–	1987	–
Unit 11	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	110	subcritical	–	1987	–
Unit 12	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	110	subcritical	–	1991	–
Unit 12	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	110	subcritical	–	1991	–
Unit 13	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	110	subcritical	–	1970	–
Unit 13	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	110	subcritical	–	1970	–
Unit 3	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	30	subcritical	–	1970	–
Unit 3	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	30	subcritical	–	1970	–
Unit 5	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	35	subcritical	–	1970	–
Unit 5	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	35	subcritical	–	1970	–
Unit 8	retired	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	35	subcritical	–	1974	–
Unit 8	retired	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	35	subcritical	–	1974	–
Unit 9	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	35	subcritical	–	–	–
Unit 9	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	35	subcritical	–	–	–

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 10	Kuzbassenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 10	–
Unit 11	Kuzbassenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 11	–
Unit 12	Kuzbassenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 12	–
Unit 13	Kuzbassenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 13	–
Unit 3	Kuzbassenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 3	–
Unit 5	Kuzbassenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 5	–
Unit 8	Kuzbassenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 8	–
Unit 9	Kuzbassenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 9	–

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 3: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 13: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 5: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 9: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 10: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 8: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 11: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 12: Unknown or atypical conversion status Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): Kuzbass basin

Background

The 485-MW plant is owned by Kuzbassenergo (TGC-12), a subsidiary of the Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK). Coal of Russian Grade D for the power station is primarily sourced from the Kuzbass basin.

The Kemerovskaya GRES plant was approved for construction in 1929 by the Soviet Council of Labor and Defense, under the country's first five-year plan. Construction of the first unit was completed in 1934. The Kemerovskaya GRES is a cogeneration plant, producing both electricity and heat for nearby industrial facilities and residential areas.

As of November 2022, the power plant had 9 units ranging from 10MW to 110MW, according to the company's website (as of November 2022). This was confirmed in the System Operator's document released in early 2023. The plant's capacity was at the same level from 2014 onwards so any units

In the last twenty years (since 2000s), the power plant's equipment was significantly modernized. In the turbine halls, most of the equipment was replaced such as turbine units, electrical and metering equipment. In June 2022, SUEK also cited "large-scale revamp at Kemerovskaya GRES, when it is clear that the equipment is far from young, dating back to the 1970s". "The existing electrostatic precipitators have served out their service life and it is time "or serious upgrades, which will start in 2023. The complexity is associated not with finance, but with a very limited space: we are constrained by existing equipment, and we need to fit into it."

In 2021 the plant generated 1,372 million kWh of electricity, in 2020 it was 1,438 million kWh.

The Russian System Operator's document published in early 2023 stated that the plant is both gas and coal-fired. However, the company's website and other sources refer to the plant using coal as the main fuel. As of May 2022, there were no plans to convert this power station to natural gas.

Environmental Violation

In 2017 the plant was found to be emitting pollution in excess of legal limits: 145% the limit for nitrous oxide and 131% the limit for sulfuric anhydride. The plant was fined 80,000 rubles by the Central District Court of Kemerovo and ordered to come into compliance with these limits by Jan. 1, 2019. In May 2019 it was announced that the plant would be upgraded to use dry storage for coal ash and slag in an attempt to reduce pollution. The upgrade would allow the plant to operate the ash damp for a further 19 years.

In 2021, the issue of pollution seemed to remain unresolved. One woman from the area around the Kemerovskaya GRES power station complained about pollution and smog from the plant to the government, stating that the smog is often so bad that residents don't see the sun for months at a time.

In October 2022, local residents reported high levels of noise and heavy smoke around the plant (video available), it was clarified that this is due to the fine-tuning of boiler 15 after its repairs.

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