Novo-Kemerovskaya power station

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Novo-Kemerovskaya power station (Ново-Кемеровская ТЭЦ) is an operating power station of at least 1160-megawatts (MW) in Kemerovo, Zavodsky, Russia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Novo-Kemerovskaya power station	Kemerovo, Zavodsky, Kemerovo, Kemerovo, Russia	55.351496, 85.994153 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1: 55.351496, 85.994153

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	1955	2002
Unit 1	retired	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	1955	2002
Unit 10	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	–	2030 (planned)
Unit 10	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	–	2030 (planned)
Unit 11	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	–	2030 (planned)
Unit 11	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	–	2030 (planned)
Unit 12	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	1980	–
Unit 12	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	1980	–
Unit 13	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	1992	–
Unit 13	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	1992	–
Unit 14	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	135	subcritical	–	1992	–
Unit 14	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	135	subcritical	–	1992	–
Unit 15	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	115	subcritical	–	2009	–
Unit 15	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	115	subcritical	–	2009	–
Unit 7	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	80	subcritical	–	1992	2030 (planned)
Unit 7	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	80	subcritical	–	1992	2030 (planned)
Unit 9	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	1955	2030 (planned)
Unit 9	operating	coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas	50	subcritical	–	1955	2030 (planned)

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	Novo-Kemerovskaya CHPP JSC [100.0%]
Unit 1	–
Unit 10	Novo-Kemerovskaya CHPP JSC [100.0%]
Unit 10	–
Unit 11	Novo-Kemerovskaya CHPP JSC [100.0%]
Unit 11	–
Unit 12	Novo-Kemerovskaya CHPP JSC [100.0%]
Unit 12	–
Unit 13	Novo-Kemerovskaya CHPP JSC [100.0%]
Unit 13	–
Unit 14	Novo-Kemerovskaya CHPP JSC [100.0%]
Unit 14	–
Unit 15	Novo-Kemerovskaya CHPP JSC [100.0%]
Unit 15	–
Unit 7	Novo-Kemerovskaya CHPP JSC [100.0%]
Unit 7	–
Unit 9	Novo-Kemerovskaya CHPP JSC [100.0%]
Unit 9	–

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 14: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 10: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 13: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 12: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 9: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 11: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 1: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 7: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 15: Unknown or atypical conversion status Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): Kuznetsk coal basin

Background

From January 2013, as a result of the reorganization, the plant was separated from JSC Kuzbassenergo into a new legal entity: JSC Novo-Kemerovskaya CHPP, which is ultimately owned by SUEK.

Kuzbassenergo began building the Novo-Kemerovskaya power station in Kemerovo in 1950. The first stage of construction was completed in 1959.The power plant was originally built as part of the Novo-Kemerovo Chemical Factory (today OJSC Azot). The station was supposed to provide energy for the factory and neighbouring industrial enterprises. This has changed over the past years and today the power plant supplies heat and hot water to about a third of the left-bank part of the city of Kemerovo and supplies large industrial enterprises with steam. The power plant works synchronously with Kemerovskaya GRES power station and ensures the city's electricity and heat supply.

The plant, located in Kemerovo province, has 8 units with total capacity of 580MW. It appears that one unit with 50MW of capacity was retired in 2002. A new unit No. 15 was commissioned in 2009 with capacity of 100MW, and its capacity was increased to 115MW in 2017.

In December 2021, the company has completed a two-year modernization project which included upgrades to the cooling towers and the water conduit system. The power plant produced 1,507 million kWh of electricity in 2021, in 2020 it was 1,523 million kWh.

Fuel Balance

Over 2011-2012, the plant was converted to using cheaper Grade D (subbituminous coal).

The plant is listed as both coal-fired and gas-fired. However it uses coal as the main fuel, according to the company's website and other sources.

Planned Retirement

The System Operator's document published in early 2023 did not foresee capacity increases or retirements until 2028. However, the government decree published in December 2022 on the General Allocation of Power Assets until 2035 for power plants above 500MW of capacity stated that 3 50 MW units and 1 80 MW units will be retired by 2030. This will reduce the capacity of the station to 400MW.

Unit 15 Expansion (2009)

In March 2008, RAO UES signed an agreement with the regional government of Kemerovo that cited the construction, among other projects, of an additional 120-MW coal-fired Unit 15 at Novo-Kemerovskaya. In February 2009, Unit 15 was completed and went online, bringing Novo-Kemerovskaya's total capacity up to 580 MW. The new unit cost approximately $50 million.

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