Novosibirsk-5 power station

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Novosibirsk-5 power station (Новосибирская ТЭЦ-5) is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Novosibirsk, Oktyabrsky, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Novosibirsk-5 power station Novosibirsk, Oktyabrsky, Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russia 55.005521, 83.061468 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 55.005521, 83.061468

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: lignite, fossil gas: natural gas[1] 200 subcritical yes 1985
Unit 2 operating coal: lignite, fossil gas: natural gas[1] 200 subcritical yes 1986
Unit 3 operating coal: lignite, fossil gas: natural gas[1] 200 subcritical yes 1988
Unit 4 operating coal: lignite, fossil gas: natural gas[1] 200 subcritical yes 1990
Unit 5 operating coal: lignite, fossil gas: natural gas[1] 200 subcritical yes 1999
Unit 6 operating coal: lignite, fossil gas: natural gas[1] 200 subcritical yes 2004

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Siberian Energy Company JSC [100%] Siberian Energy Company JSC [100.0%]
Unit 2 Siberian Energy Company JSC [100%] Siberian Energy Company JSC [100.0%]
Unit 3 Siberian Energy Company JSC [100%] Siberian Energy Company JSC [100.0%]
Unit 4 Siberian Energy Company JSC [100%] Siberian Energy Company JSC [100.0%]
Unit 5 Siberian Energy Company JSC [100%] Siberian Energy Company JSC [100.0%]
Unit 6 Siberian Energy Company JSC [100%] Siberian Energy Company JSC [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): Borodinsky coal mine

Background

The six-unit, 1,200-MW coal-fired Novosibirsk-5 power station is owned by Siberian Generation Company, part of SUEK. Siberian Generation Company acquired a 78% stake in the station's operator SIBECO in January 2018.[2] In its 2021 annual report, SUEK reported 100% ownership of SIBECO.[3]

The plant’s six units were brought online between 1985 and 2004.[4][5] The plant can burn coal, natural gas, water-coal suspension and heavy fuel oil, according to the company's website.[6] It supplies heat to 35% of population in Novosibirsk.[6]

In March 2018 it was announced that the plant will switch from burning bituminous coal to lignite as it is cheaper.[7][6] It appears that this decision was contested in court and Siberian Generation Company lost the case, however no clear action or outcome was mentioned and the station continued to operate using lignite coal.[8][6]

The power plant produced 5,970 million kWh of electricity in 2021 and 5,499 million kWh in 2020.[9] In 2022, the plant produced 7,116 million kWh.[10]

Modernization

An article from February 2023 reported that the station was converting boilers associated with turbine unit 3 to use gas for start-up instead of heavy fuel oil.[11] This was expected to be completed by 2024.[12] Gas for start-up is used at Units 1 and 2 according to the design. The fuel oil firing method still remains on the boilers of 4th, 5th and 6th turbine units - the station plans to switch one boiler each year to gas firing during start-up operations.[11][12]

In 2024, Unit 2 will undergo capital repairs during April-June period, at an estimated cost of 291 million roubles.[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."[14] 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.[15]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://ksonline.ru/510874/kak-v-novosibirske-ispolzuyut-zolu-unos-tets-5/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. СГК завершила покупку новосибирской компании СИБЭКО, sibnovosti.ru, Feb. 9, 2018
  3. "2021 Annual report" (PDF). web.archive.org/. 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Novosibirsk TPP-5 Coal Power Plant Russia, Global Energy Observatory, accessed June 2018.
  5. Новосибирская ТЭЦ-5, Wikipedia (Russian), accessed June 2018.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Sibgenco. "НОВОСИБИРСКАЯ ТЭЦ-5". sibgenco.ru. Retrieved November 2022 via the Wayback Machine. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Перевод ТЭЦ Новосибирска на бурый уголь позволит в 1,5 раза снизить выбросы, Tass, Mar. 21, 2018
  8. "СГК проиграла суд из-за перевода котлов ТЭЦ-5 на бурый уголь — какие нарушения выявила проверка". ngs.ru. January, 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. "Выработка СГК в 2022г достигла рекордного уровня, увеличившись почти на 14%". /www.bigpowernews.ru. January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Газ вместо мазута: Новосибирская ТЭЦ-5 газифицирует растопку котлов". sibgenco.online. February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Разговор на ТЭЦ-5: про экологию и цену тепла в Новосибирске". sibgenco.online. January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Новосибирская ТЭЦ-5 выведет в капремонт энергоблок №2". /energyland.info. March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Russia Seeks To Seize Power Assets Belonging To One Of Nation's Richest Individuals," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, August 20, 2023
  15. "«Кузбассэнерго» и Генпрокуратура договорились об акциях «Сибэко»". pravo.ru. October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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