Novosibirsk-2 power station

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Novosibirsk-2 power station (Новосибирская ТЭЦ-2) is an operating power station of at least 570-megawatts (MW) in Novosibirsk, Leninsky, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Novosibirsk-2 power station Novosibirsk, Leninsky, Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russia 55.000071, 82.874889 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 4, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 7: 55.000071, 82.874889

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 4 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas[1] 65 subcritical 1965
Unit 4 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas[1] 65 subcritical 1965
Unit 5 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas[1] 60 subcritical 1965
Unit 5 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas[1] 60 subcritical 1965
Unit 6 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas[1] 80 subcritical 1986
Unit 6 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas[1] 80 subcritical 1986
Unit 7 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas[1] 80 subcritical 1987
Unit 7 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas[1] 80 subcritical 1987

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 4 Siberian Energy Company JSC (SIBECO) [100.0%]
Unit 4
Unit 5 Siberian Energy Company JSC (SIBECO) [100.0%]
Unit 5
Unit 6 Siberian Energy Company JSC (SIBECO) [100.0%]
Unit 6
Unit 7 Siberian Energy Company JSC (SIBECO) [100.0%]
Unit 7

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): Abakansky coal mine, Zarechny coal mine, Chernogorsky coal mine

Background

The seven-unit, 345-MW coal-fired Novosibirsk-2 power station is owned by SIBECO, 78% in which was acquired by Siberian Generation Company in January 2018.[2][3] Siberian Generation Company is part of SUEK.[4] In its 2021 annual report, SUEK reported 100% ownership of SIBECO.[5]

The company's website (as of November 2022)[6] and the System Operator's report published in February 2023 confirm the plant's capacity at 345 MW.[7] The units were commissioned in 1958 (third phase, Units 3-5) and in 1962-1970 (Units 6-9).[6] Turbine units No. 8 and 9 of Skoda Czechoslovakia were replaced with 80 MW LMZ (Leningrad Metallurgical Factory) turbine units in 1986-1987.[6] Older Units 1 and 2 that were decommissioned in 1988.[6] Units 3,4,5 have 20MW capacity and are not included in the table above.

In June 2021, it was reported that the company was carrying out repairs and modernization at the turbine unit 6 (65 MW). Another turbine (No. 5) was expected to undergo repairs in November 2021.[8]

The plant produced 991 million kWh in 2021, the same level of production was achieved in 2020.[9]

Fuel

The System Operator's report listed the plant as gas-fired and coal-fired.[7] However the company's website and other sources refer to coal being used as the main fuel.[6][10][11]

In March 2018 it was announced that the plant would switch from burning bituminous coal to lignite as it is cheaper.[12] However it was not clear whether this has actually happened as a media article from March 2022 mentioned Abakansky coal mine; Chernogorsky coal mine; Zarechny coal mine[11] and these mines produce Subbituminous / Bituminous coal grades.

Legal action around ownership

In August 2023, it was reported that Russia's Prosecutor General had launched legal action to seize coal plants operated by Sibeko, which the government was seeking to "nationalize." A lawsuit was filed against Andrey Melnichenko, the billionaire oligarch who purchased the Siberian Energy Company (Sibeko or SIBECO) in 2018. The prosecutor alleged the original purchase of the coal plants was "antisocial" and resulted from "corrupt collusion."[13] Sibeko's plants include Barabinsk power station, Novosibirsk-2 power station, Novosibirsk-3 power station, Novosibirsk-4 power station, and Novosibirsk-5 power station. It appeared that in October 2023 the parties reached an agreement regarding the shares of Sibeko and the case will not be pursued.[14]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125145050/https://tayga.info/176612. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. СГК завершила покупку новосибирской компании СИБЭКО, sibnovosti.ru, Feb. 9, 2018
  3. Новосибирская ТЭЦ-2, Wikipedia (Russian), accessed June 2018.
  4. Russian coal producer SUEK to take over Siberian Generating Company, Reuters, Aug. 31, 2018
  5. "2021 Annual report" (PDF). web.archive.org/. 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Sibgenco. "НОВОСИБИРСКАЯ ТЭЦ-2". sibgenco.ru. Retrieved November 2022 via the Wayback Machine. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Перечень электростанций, действующих и планируемых к сооружению, расширению, модернизации и выводу из эксплуатации (page 88)" (PDF). www.so-ups.ru/. February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Новосибирская ТЭЦ-2 СГК проведет капремонт турбины на 26 млн рублей". infopro54.ru. Jun 23, 2021. Retrieved Jun 30, 2022.
  9. "Производственные итоги 2021 года: выработка электроэнергии и тепла растет". Sibgenco.online. January 2022. Retrieved November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Будущие железнодорожники побывали на Новосибирской ТЭЦ-2". sibgenco.online. March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Поставки угля на новосибирские ТЭЦ не снижаются". Tayga Info. Mar 17, 2022. Retrieved Mar 17, 2022.
  12. Перевод ТЭЦ Новосибирска на бурый уголь позволит в 1,5 раза снизить выбросы, Tass, Mar. 21, 2018
  13. "Russia Seeks To Seize Power Assets Belonging To One Of Nation's Richest Individuals," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, August 20, 2023
  14. "«Кузбассэнерго» и Генпрокуратура договорились об акциях «Сибэко»". pravo.ru. October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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