Semey-3 power station
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Semey-3 power station (ТЭЦ-3 в Семее, ТЭЦ в Семее) is a power station in the pre-permit stage in Semey, Abay, Semei, Kazakhstan.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Semey-3 power station | Semey, Abay, Semei, Kazakhstan | 50.4091, 80.20068 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | pre-permit[1] | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas | 360[2] | unknown | – | 2027[1] | – |
| Unit 1 | pre-permit[1] | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas | 360[2] | unknown | – | 2027[1] | – |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Samruk-Energo JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 1 | – |
Background
The Semey-3 power station was announced in January 2023, although the project has been considered for about 10 years.[3]
In April 2023, Samruk-Energo JSC started developing the feasibility study.[4][5] Estimated project cost was 482 billion tenge.[3]
The plant will most likely run on coal, according to one report,[6] but may be dual-fuelled running on coal and gas, according to another report.[7]
The plant is expected to have 320 MW of power capacity and 1200 Gcal / hour of heat capacity. The final characteristics are to be determined as part of feasibility study.[5]
In June 2023, the feasibility study was in progress with coal and natural gas as the fuel options. Two serious investors were reported to be interested in the project - one from China and one from Russia, based on the mechanism of “tariff in return for investment”.[7] (presumably, a capacity-based tariff mechanism). The plant may be built by the end of 2026.[7] Feasibility study was expected to be completed by the end of 2023.[8]
Following Vladimir Putin's visit to Kazakhstan in November 2023, a memorandum was signed between Russia and Kazakhstan to agree that Russia's Inter RAO-Export (a subsidiary of Inter RAO) will build three CHP plants in Kazakhstan including Semey-3 power station, Kokshetau power station and Ust-Kamenogorsk TETS-2 power station agreement is in consultation mode until the end of December 2023.[9][10] The project was said to be in the feasibility study stage, but now with higher capacity of 360MW.[10]
In January 2024, the location of the plant has been decided on - the left bank of the city of Semey, near Stepnoy settlement.[11] Feasibility study was being conducted by Stroyindistriya TOO[11], expected to be completed in March 2024. EPC contract was planned to be signed in Q3 2024 with construction to be completed in 3 years (2027).[12][13]
Financing
In January 2024, it was reported that 480 billion tenge will be allocated to the project.[14] (It was not clear whether this reflects government or municipal funding and whether plans to find an investor have been scrapped). Financing by Russian financial institutions was also mentioned as planned by another source.[13]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240218224602/https://kapital.kz/economic/122359/kakiye-kompanii-privlekut-dlya-stroitel-stva-t-ets-g-es-i-vie.html. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125151646/https://neftegaz.ru/news/energy/807395-proekt-soglasheniya-rossii-i-kazakhstana-o-stroitelstve-trekh-tets-stal-dostupen-dlya-publichnogo-ob/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "В Семее построят новую ТЭЦ почти за 482 млрд тенге". https://kz.kursiv.media/. January 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "На каком этапе реализации проект по строительству ТЭЦ в Семее". kapital.kz. April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Самрук-Энерго готовит ТЭО новой ТЭЦ в г. Семей". https://www.samruk-energy.kz/. April 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Как регулирование майнинга сказалось на энергосистеме Казахстана". kz.kursiv.media. April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Нурлан Уранхаев поделился подробностями строительства ТЭЦ-3 в Семее". www.arnapress.kz. June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Стоимость строительства новой ТЭЦ в Семее станет известна к концу года". https://semey.city/. June 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Проект Постановления Правительства Республики Казахстан "О подписании Соглашения между Правительством Республики Казахстан и Правительством Российской Федерации о проектах строительства угольных теплоэлектроцентралей в городах Кокшетау, Семей и Усть-Каменогорск". legalacts.egov.kz. December 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Проект соглашения России и Казахстана о строительстве трех ТЭЦ стал доступен для публичного обсуждения". neftegaz.ru. December 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Где построят новую ТЭЦ в Семее". informburo.kz. January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВО НОВОЙ ТЭЦ В СЕМЕЕ ЗАЙМЕТ ОКОЛО 3 ЛЕТ". 24.kz. January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Какие компании привлекут для строительства ТЭЦ, ГЭС и ВИЭ". https://kapital.kz/. January 2024.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Около 3 лет уйдет на строительство новой ТЭЦ в Семее". khabar.kz/. January 2024.
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Additional data
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