Pavlodar-3 power station

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Pavlodar-3 power station (ТЭЦ-3 АО "Павлодарэнерго") is an operating power station of at least 565-megawatts (MW) in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pavlodar-3 power station Pavlodar, Pavlodar, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan 52.366612, 76.934487 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4R, Unit 5, Unit 6R: 52.366612, 76.934487

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous 65 subcritical 1972
Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 65 subcritical 1973
Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 50 subcritical
Unit 4R operating coal - bituminous 130 subcritical 2015
Unit 5 operating coal - bituminous 130 subcritical 2014
Unit 6R operating coal - bituminous 125 subcritical 2015

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Pavlodarenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 2 Pavlodarenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 3 Pavlodarenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 4R Pavlodarenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 5 Pavlodarenergo JSC [100.0%]
Unit 6R Pavlodarenergo JSC [100.0%]

Background

The Pavlodar-3 power station, like the Pavlodar-2 power station, is owned by Pavlodarenergo JSC.[1][2] Pavlodarenergo is owned by Central Asian Electric Power Corporation (CAEPCO).[3]

The power plant was launched in 1972. The plant supplies heat, hot water, and power to residential customers.[4]

The plant has undergone several upgrading efforts. In 2007, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided EUR 30 million to fund purchase and installation of a new turbo-generator.[5] Recent modernization efforts have increased the power station's original capacity.

In March 2021, the existing ash dump was filled to capacity and the construction of a new site for the disposal of industrial waste was urgently underway.[6]

As of October 2022, a new second chimney was nearing completion - this should allow the plant to undertake repairs without pausing the work of the station.[7]

Electricity generation jointly with the smaller Pavlodar-2 power station reached 3,536 million kWh in 2021 and 3,405 million kWh in 2022.[8][9]

Units

In 2014, the capacity of turbine No. 5 increased by 20 MW, from 110 MW to 130 MW.[4] In 2015, a new turbine unit replaced turbine No. 1, increasing its capacity from 60 MW to 65 MW.[10] In 2011, a turbine in another unit was replaced (estimated, Unit 2 or 3), increasing its capacity to 65 MW.[10] In 2018, reconstruction of the unit No. 6 turbine was completed, increasing the unit's capacity to 125 MW and the station's total installed capacity to 555 MW.[11] There is some uncertainty with regards to individual unit capacities as the total of the station, as per available information, sums up to 565MW. The company stated in its annual report that 91% of the generating equipment has been modernized.[8]

Expansion

In its 2021 Annual Report, CAEPCO mentioned public hearing that took place regarding the expansion of the plant with construction of boiler units 7 and 8 and turbine unit 7.[8] However, as of December 2022 and December 2023, there were no other updates on the scope and the timeline of this expansion.

Incidents

A fire incident took place in summer 2022 at the station caused by transformer malfunction. Unit 5 was temporarily mothballed.[12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "About Company," Pavlodarenergo JSC, accessed June 14, 2021
  2. "History," Pavlodarenergo JSC, accessed June 14, 2021
  3. "PAVLODARENERGO, JSC," CAEPCO, accessed June 14, 2021
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Павлодарская ТЭЦ-3 увеличила электрическую мощность," Pavlodarenergo, December 5, 2014
  5. Pavlodar Energo, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Nov. 6, 2007
  6. "Павлодарская ТЭЦ-3 может остановиться," 24 kz, March 10, 2021
  7. "Новая дымовая труба для ТЭЦ-3 в Павлодаре почти достроена". pavon.kz. October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 CAEPCO. "2021 Annual Report (page 5, 7, 11, 21)" (PDF). caepco.kz. Retrieved December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Как регулирование майнинга сказалось на энергосистеме Казахстана". kz.kursiv.media. April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Павлодарская ТЭЦ-3 АО «ПАВЛОДАРЭНЕРГО» стала еще мощнее". CAEPCO. Jul 1, 2015. Retrieved Nov 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Установленная мощность Павлодарской ТЭЦ-3 увеличилась до 555 МВт," TengriNews, November 7, 2018
  12. "Пожар на Павлодарской ТЭЦ-3: выведен из работы один из турбогенераторов". www.inform.kz. July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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