Novosibirsk-4 power station

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Novosibirsk-4 power station (Новосибирская ТЭЦ-4) is an operating power station of at least 680-megawatts (MW) in Novosibirsk, Kalininsky, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Novosibirsk-4 power station Novosibirsk, Kalininsky, Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russia 55.100205, 82.988918 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 5, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 8: 55.100205, 82.988918

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 5 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas 30 subcritical 1957
Unit 5 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas 30 subcritical 1957
Unit 6 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas 110 subcritical 1968
Unit 6 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas 110 subcritical 1968
Unit 7 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas 100 subcritical 1970
Unit 7 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas 100 subcritical 1970
Unit 8 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas 100 subcritical 1970
Unit 8 operating coal - subbituminous, fossil gas - natural gas 100 subcritical 1970

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 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
Unit 8 Siberian Energy Company JSC (SIBECO) [100.0%]
Unit 8

Project-level coal details

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

Background

The six-unit, 384-MW coal-fired Novosibirsk-4 power station is owned by Siberian Generation Company, which acquired a 78% stake in the station's operator Sibeko in January 2018.[1][2] Siberian Generation Company is part of SUEK.[3] In its 2021 annual report, SUEK reported 100% ownership of SIBECO.[4]

The plant’s six units were brought online between 1953 and 1970.[5][2] Unit 3 and Unit 4 have 22 MW capacity.[6]

In June 2018 the capacity of Unit 4 was increased from 100 MW to 110 MW.[7] In December 2019, Siberian Generation Company announced a plan to increase the plant's chimney's height from 60m to 98m height in 2021-2022, which would reduce ground-level air pollution.[8]

In 2022, there was a number of repairs planned at the station, which included an overhaul of the 22MW turbine unit No. 4 and repair of boiler No. 12.[9] Repair of boiler No. 12 was underway in March 2022.[9] Furthermore, in 2022-2023 the plant was planning to increase its heat capacity in line with the city of Novosibirsk's development plans and closure of several small boiler plants.[10] At the end of 2022, the station was completing the overhaul of unit, expecting that this would result in decrease of coal consumption of 550 tonnes per year.[11]

The power plant generated 1,380 million kWh in 2021, in 2020 it was 1,285 million kWh.[12]

Fuel

The plant as dual-fuelled using coal and gas.[6] However the company's website and other sources suggest that mainly coal is used.[13][14][11] In March 2018 it was announced that the plant would switch from burning bituminous coal to lignite as it is cheaper.[15] However it appears that this has not gone ahead as a media article from March 2022 states that the Novosibirsk-4 power station is supplied from Abakansky coal mine and Chernogorsky coal mine, both of which produce subbituminous coal and are owned by SUEK.[14][13]

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."[16] 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.

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. СГК завершила покупку новосибирской компании СИБЭКО, sibnovosti.ru, Feb. 9, 2018
  2. 2.0 2.1 Новосибирская ТЭЦ-4, Wikipedia (Russian), accessed June 2021.
  3. Russian coal producer SUEK to take over Siberian Generating Company, Reuters, Aug. 31, 2018
  4. "2021 Annual report" (PDF). web.archive.org/. 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Novosibirsk TPP-4 Coal Power Plant Russia, Global Energy Observatory, accessed June 2018.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "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)
  7. Новосибирская ТЭЦ-4 увеличила мощность для надежного энергоснабжения 550 тыс. жителей, Tass, Jun. 25, 2018
  8. СГК увеличит высоту дымовых труб ТЭЦ-4 в Новосибирске, Kommersant, Dec. 9, 2019
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Воронка на замену: на новосибирской ТЭЦ-4 продолжают ремонт котла". sibgenco.online. Mar 4, 2022. Retrieved Jun 30, 2022.
  10. "Тепловая мощность Новосибирской ТЭЦ-4 прирастет бойлерами". sibgenco.online. June 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. 11.0 11.1 "С ТЭЦ-4 на ТЭЦ-2: роторы турбоагрегата переместили с правого берега Новосибирска на левый". sibgenco.online. December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "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)
  13. 13.0 13.1 Sibgenco. "НОВОСИБИРСКАЯ ТЭЦ-4". Retrieved November 2022 via the Wayback Machine. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Поставки угля на новосибирские ТЭЦ не снижаются". Tayga Info. Mar 17, 2022. Retrieved Mar 17, 2022.
  15. Перевод ТЭЦ Новосибирска на бурый уголь позволит в 1,5 раза снизить выбросы, Tass, Mar. 21, 2018
  16. "Russia Seeks To Seize Power Assets Belonging To One Of Nation's Richest Individuals," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, August 20, 2023
  17. "«Кузбассэнерго» и Генпрокуратура договорились об акциях «Сибэко»". pravo.ru. October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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