Pavlodar-1 power station

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Pavlodar-1 power station (ТЭЦ-1 АО "Алюминий Казахстана", Павлодарская ТЭЦ-1, ТЭЦ АО «АК») is an operating power station of at least 350-megawatts (MW) in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pavlodar-1 power station Pavlodar, Pavlodar, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan 52.249928, 77.059423 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 52.249928, 77.059423

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous 60 subcritical 1964
Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 60 subcritical 1964
Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 50 subcritical 1965
Unit 4 operating coal - bituminous 50 subcritical 1967
Unit 5 operating coal - bituminous 50 subcritical 1969
Unit 6 operating coal - bituminous 80 subcritical 1982

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Aluminium of Kazakhstan JSC [100.0%]
Unit 2 Aluminium of Kazakhstan JSC [100.0%]
Unit 3 Aluminium of Kazakhstan JSC [100.0%]
Unit 4 Aluminium of Kazakhstan JSC [100.0%]
Unit 5 Aluminium of Kazakhstan JSC [100.0%]
Unit 6 Aluminium of Kazakhstan JSC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): aluminum
  • Captive industry: Both

Background

Pavlodar-1 power station has been operating since 1964 and provides the Pavlodar aluminium plant with heat and electricity, as well as the residents of Pavlodar with hot water and heat.[1] Pavlodar aluminium plant belongs to Aluminium of Kazakhstan, which is part of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG).[2]

In the fall of 2020, the power station's pipe network experienced an accident which caused the power station to be temporarily disconnected from the residential grid. This resulted in many residents not receiving hot water and heat during a particularly cold period.[3]

Information on the plant is very limited. As of December 2022, the plant's capacity was revised to 350MW from 520MW as it has been reported to be 350MW since at least 2016 by various sources.[4][5] An article from 2020 stated that the power plant operates 8 boilers and 6 turbine units.[6] Another source confirmed the number of turbine units at 6 with 350MW of capacity.[7] It is possible that some units were retired previously or they were not reflected correctly.

As of July 2023, the plant was conducting several repairs to prepare for the next heating season.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Энергетики не уверены, что строительство тепломагистрали за три миллиарда тенге сможет решить проблему недогрева многоэтажек Павлодара". Pavon.kz. March 10, 2021. Retrieved Nov 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "АО «Алюминий Казахстана»". erg.kz. Retrieved December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Тепловики пообещали, что отопление и горячая вода вернутся в дома южного сетевого района Павлодара к вечеру субботы". Pavon.kz. Nov 28, 2020. Retrieved Nov 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "«Алюминий Казахстана» модернизирует ТЭЦ-1 в Павлодаре". agmportal.kz. 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "ТЭЦ-1 АО «Алюминий Казахстана» сообщила о готовности к новому отопительному сезону". erg.kz. Sep 17, 2021. Retrieved Nov 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Авария как неизбежность". vlast.kz. 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Pavlodar CHP-1 Power Plant Kazakhstan," Global Energy Observatory, last edited April 15, 2011
  8. "На ТЭЦ АО «Алюминий Казахстана» отчитались о ремонтных работах к новому отопительному сезону". /lifepvl.kz/. July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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