Prydniprovska power station
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Prydniprovska power station (Приднепровская ТЭС, Придніпровська ТЕС) is an operating power station of at least 300-megawatts (MW) in Dnipropetrovsk, Samarskyi, Ukraine with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Prydniprovska power station | Dnipropetrovsk, Samarskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | 48.405291, 35.111749 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 10, Unit 11, Unit 12, Unit 13, Unit 14, Unit 2, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 48.405291, 35.111749
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - bituminous | 330 | ultra-supercritical | – | – |
| Unit 10 | operating | coal - bituminous | 150 | subcritical | 1960 | – |
| Unit 11 | mothballed | coal - bituminous | 310 | supercritical | 1962 | – |
| Unit 12 | retired | coal - bituminous | 300 | subcritical | 1963 | 2018 |
| Unit 13 | retired | coal - bituminous | 285 | subcritical | 1964 | 2018 |
| Unit 14 | retired | coal - bituminous | 300 | subcritical | 1969 | 2018 |
| Unit 2 | cancelled | coal - bituminous | 330 | ultra-supercritical | – | – |
| Unit 7 | mothballed | coal - bituminous | 150 | subcritical | 1958 | – |
| Unit 8 | mothballed | coal - bituminous | 150 | subcritical | 1958 | – |
| Unit 9 | operating | coal - bituminous | 150 | subcritical | 1959 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 10 | DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 11 | DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 12 | DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 13 | DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 14 | DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 8 | DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 9 | DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100.0%] |
Background
The power plant is owned by DTEK Energy, which in turn is owned by SCM (System Capital Management) Limited.[1]
This power station was approved in 1950 and construction began in 1952. The first six units were completed by 1956. All six are now retired.
Units 7-10 of 150 MW each were commissioned from 1957 to 1960, and units 11-14 of 285 MW to 310 MW each were commissioned from 1962 to 1969. Units 12 to 14 had been mothballed.[2]
In April 2017 DTEK Energy said it will shift two power units at Prydniprovska Power Plant (150 MW each) to bituminous coal, and next year it will convert the entire station from anthracite to bituminous coal. Anthracite coal was mined in the Donbass region, which has since been occupied by Russia, leading Ukraine to initiate a trade blockade in the region. Having lost its access to domestic coal, DTEK was importing the coal at higher prices, contributing to coal shortages and power deficits.[3]
By 2018, Units 12-14 no longer appeared in DTEK annual report and the units appeared to be retired.[4]
As of 2021, Units 7 & 8 were mothballed, Units 9-11 were operating, and Units 12-14 were retired.[5][6] Units 7 & 8 were mothballed after tense discussions between the authorities in Dnipropetrovsk, environmental groups, and DTEK. The outcome was a requirement that DTEK modernize the units by the end of 2020; instead of modernizing them, DTEK chose to mothball the units.[7]
In January 2022, it was reported that the total capacity of the power station was 300 MW, with units 9 and 10 operating, and units 7, 8, and 11 mothballed.[8] In February 2022, it was again reported that only two out of five units were operating at the station.[9]
Planned retirements
In November 2021, the head of the public council of the city of Dnieper, Gennady Korban, stated that the power station would be shut down in two years.[10] DTEK, however, refuted the announcement, stating that there were no plans to shut down the power station.[11][12] Rumours of potential closure of the station continued to circulate online in January 2022.[8]
With the war going on, retirement plans appear to be abandoned.
War in Ukraine
In October 2022, the station was under attack with an explosion followed by a fire which reportedly damaged a lot of generating equipment. Another attack was registered on 16 December 2022.[13][14] However it appeared that the plant was operating in some capacity, as of December 2022.
The plant had sustained further attacks in 2023[15], but as of June 2023 and January 2024 appeared to be operating in some capacity.
Accidents
The Prydniprovska power station is frequently forced to make emergency stoppages due to accidents, including in May 2018,[16] August 2019,[17] and October 2021.[18]
Proposed Expansion
Two new 330 MW units at Dnipropetrovsk called Prydniprovska power station are included in "The plan for development of United Energy System of Ukraine for 2015-2024."[19]
As of 2017, with the focus of DTEK on converting the existing coal plant from burning anthracite to hard coal,[3] plans for the new units appeared to be likely delayed.
With no updates in more than four years, the plans for new units appeared to be cancelled or abandoned.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "SCM Limited". www.scm.com.cy. Retrieved January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Integrated Report," DTEK Annual Report 2014, p. 95
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DTEK initiates conversion of its anthracite-burning power plants," Concorde Capital, April 28 2017
- ↑ Integrated report 2018 DTEK, 2018
- ↑ Integrated Report 2020, DTEK, 2020
- ↑ ДТЕК ПРИДНІПРОВСЬКА ТЕС, DTEK, Accessed January 2022
- ↑ 7 і 8 блоки Придніпровської ТЕС у Дніпрі більше не мають смердіти, Save Dnipro, Jan. 4, 2021
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Загрози теплопостачанню населення від ДТЕК Придніпровська ТЕС – немає". litsa.com.ua. Jan 26, 2022. Retrieved Jun 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Сколько энергоблоков теплоэлектростанций Украины запущены в работу". ru.slovoidilo.ua. Feb 21, 2022. Retrieved Jun 23, 2022.
- ↑ "В Днепре Приднепровская ТЭС доживает последние годы: что будет вместо неё". opentv.media. Nov 27, 2021. Retrieved Jun 27, 2022.
- ↑ У Дніпрі Придніпровська ТЕС вимагає від мерії спростувати інформацію про закриття станції, Depo Dnipro, Nov. 28, 2021
- ↑ ДТЕК спростував новину про закриття Придніпровської ТЕС, Dniprograd, Nov. 28, 2021
- ↑ "Утром была атакована Приднепровская ТЭС: пострадали четыре энергетика". https://www.056.ua/. October 2022.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "В результате российских ударов три области Украины оказались полностью обесточены". https://eadaily.com/. October 2022.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Пустили воду. Почему в Украине уменьшаются отключения света и что будет дальше с энергетикой и тарифами". strana.today. February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Придніпровську ТЕС зупинено через аварію, LB, May 3, 2018
- ↑ На новому енергоблоці Придніпровської ТЕС сталася аварія, Ukrinform, Aug. 25, 2019
- ↑ У Дніпрі на Придніпровський ТЕС відключили єдиний працюючий енергоблок, Dniprograd, Oct. 11, 2021
- ↑ "План розвитку Об’єднаної енергетичної системи України на наступні десять років," Ukrenergo, 2015, p 12
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