Raichihinskaya power station
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Raichihinskaya power station (Райчихинская ГРЭС) is an operating power station of at least 83-megawatts (MW) in Progress, Amur, Russia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Raychikhinsk power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Raichihinskaya power station | Progress, Progress, Amur, Russia | 49.748247, 129.693183 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Relocated Unit, Unit 6, Unit 7: 49.748247, 129.693183
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relocated Unit | Retired | coal: lignite | 100 | subcritical | – | 1966 | 2009 |
| Unit 6 | Operating | coal: lignite | 50 | subcritical | yes | 1965 | – |
| Unit 7 | Operating | coal: lignite | 33 | subcritical | yes | 1966 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Relocated Unit | Far Eastern Generating Company JSC [100%] | RusHydro PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Far Eastern Generating Company JSC [100%] | RusHydro PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | Far Eastern Generating Company JSC [100%] | RusHydro PJSC [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Non-industry use: heat
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Severo-Vostochny coal mine
Ownership Tree
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Background
The 83-MW coal-fired Raichihinskaya power station is owned by Far Eastern Generating Company, which in turn is owned by RusHydro.[1][2][3]
The first unit was commissioned in 1953.
However in 2009, the largest and newest turbine with 100 MW capacity was moved to the Partizanskaya power station.[4]
And in 2020, two units with 19MW of capacity from the first stage were retired, leaving 83MW of installed capacity in operation at the power station.[2][5][3] As of 2022, there were also two boilers and another boiler mothballed.[6]
The power station provides electricity to Amur and Khabarovsk regions and heat to Progress settlement. The system of heat supply is closed[2], therefore the settlement is a captive heat user.[2] Coal is supplied to the plant from the Raichikinsk coal deposit - for example from Severo-Vostochniy coal mine.
The plant produced 479 million kWh of electricity in 2020[5], 428 million kW in 2021[7] and about 490 million kWh in 2022.[6]
Large-scale repairs were planned at the power plant in 2025.[8] It also appeared that a second ash damp of the plant was planning to be built.[9]
Potential Conversion to Gas
A proposal to convert the plant to burning gas instead of coal was put forward by the governor of the Amur region in early 2025 with a view to improve the environmental situation in the region.[10]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ Райчихинская ГРЭС, RAO Energy Systems of the East website, accessed June 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Райчихинская ГРЭС". dvgk.ru. Far Eastern Generating Company. Retrieved November 2022 via the Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Перечень электростанций, действующих и планируемых к сооружению, расширению, модернизации и выводу из эксплуатации (page 57)" (PDF). so-ups.ru. 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Райчихинская ГРЭС, Wikipedia, Accessed June 11, 2021
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Far Eastern Generating Company. "2020 Annual Report". Retrieved November 2022 via the Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Как Райчихинская ГРЭС выдает свет и тепло в пик холодов: репортаж АП ко Дню энергетика". ampravda.ru. December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Производство электроэнергии станциями АО "ДГК"". www.dvgk.ru. 2022. Retrieved May 2023 via the Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«Дальневосточная генерирующая компания» направит в 2025 году на ремонт оборудования рекордные 21,6 млрд рублей". mashnews.ru. February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ПРЕСС-РЕЛИЗ: «Автосафари Хабаровск» завершило подготовительный этап строительства золоотвала №2 Райчихинской ГРЭС и приступило к основной фазе проекта". /www.press-release.ru. April 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Амурский губернатор озвучил предложения по газификации Благовещенской ТЭЦ и Райчихинской ГРЭС". /ampravda.ru. January 2025.
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Additional data
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