Sogrinsk power station
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Sogrinsk power station (ТОО «Согринская ТЭЦ», Согра ЖЭО) is an operating power station of at least 50-megawatts (MW) in Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Shygys Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Sogrinsk power station | Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Shygys Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan | 50.029566, 82.769842 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 3: 50.029566, 82.769842
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Operating | coal: lignite[1] | 50[2] | subcritical | yes | 2012[2] | False |
| Unit 3 | Announced[3] | coal: lignite[1] | 50[4][3] | unknown | – | 2030 (planned)[5][3] | False |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Sogrinskaya TETS LLP [100%] | Genesis Digital Assets Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Sogrinskaya TETS LLP [100%] | Genesis Digital Assets Ltd [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): heat
- Captive industry: Agriculture, Other Metals & Mining
- Non-industry use: heat
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): domestic
Ownership Tree
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Background
The plant is owned by TOO Sogrinskaya TETS. It used to be owned by Kazakhstan Utility Systems that acquired Sogrinsk power station and Ust-Kamenogorsk TETS power station power station from AES in April 2017.[6] However, already in 2018 the group sold the plant to Long Life Energy FZE for USD 6.8 million,[7] which in turn was owned by Long Life Energy FZE registered in UAE.[8][7] The company was allegedly associated with Kayrat Satybaldy - a nephew of Nursultan Nazarbaev.[9] It appears that later in 2018 the plant was sold again to Sogra Energy Gmbh - a company registered in Austria.[10][11][12]
The power station provides heat and hot water to residential customers in villages of Novaya Sogra, Raduzhny, and Solnechny Ust-Kamenogorsk. It also provides thermal energy to JSC "Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium-Magnesium Plant"[13] and the "Greenhouse Complex". The power station also sells electricity for the energy supplying organization Shygysenergotrade LLP.[14] The plant employs 240 people.[14] In 2019 the plant produced 370 million kWh of electricity, in 2022 production reached 417 million kWh, in 2023 it amounted to 452.4 million kWh.[14]
Construction of the Sogrinsk power station began in 1956. In 1961, the first boiler and 25MW turbine were commissioned. The second boiler and the 25MW turbine were commissioned in 1962.[14] In 2012 the turbine unit No. 1 was replaced with a 50MW unit.[14] Unit 2 has 25 MW capacity with total capacity of 75MW.[15]
In 2011 the EBRD extended a 10-year loan of 3.1 billion Tenge (ca EUR 15 million) to fund the plant’s 5.5 billion Kazakh tenge-worth rehabilitation programme, including the purchase and installation of modern energy efficient equipment, presumably the new 50MW turbine unit.[16][17] It was not clear whether the loan has been repaid when AES sold the plant in 2017.
In 2024 it was reported that as part of the project “Tariff in exchange for investments”, the plant is being transformed from a local one serving only one district with heat into full-fledged link in the thermal energy chain of the regional centre.[18]
Modernization/Refurbishment and Capital Repairs
The 2025 repair campaign included current repairs of boiler unit No. 3, medium repairs of boiler units Nos. 1 and 2, replacement of first- and second-stage superheaters, current repairs of turbine units Nos. 1 and 2, capital repairs of boilers, and repairs of auxiliary equipment.[19]
In March 2026, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy stated that the 2026 repair campaign at Sogrinsk power station would include capital repairs of three boiler units and one turbine unit.[20]
In April 2026, East Kazakhstan regional authorities opened public comments on a planned heat network project to connect Sogrinsk power station with Ust-Kamenogorsk power station and supply the Novaya Sogra, Raduzhny, Solnechny, Armature Plant, and Zashchita districts of Oskemen.[21]
Expansion
In April 2025, it was announced that the plant is planning to build an additional 30MW unit in the next five years and a new (fourth) boiler with 60 Gcal capacity. An investment agreement was planned to be signed with the Ministry of Energy.[22][23]
As of October 2025, the plans were not mentioned in the government plan and no other development has been found. In December 2025, regional authorities reported that construction of an additional boiler No. 4 with a capacity of approximately 60 Gcal/h was under consideration at the plant as part of measures to address the city’s heat capacity deficit. [24]
In April 2026, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy listed the expansion of Sogrinsk power station by 50 MW among power plant modernization and expansion projects included in the national coal generation development project. Earlier regional materials had referred to a planned 30 MW turbine unit No. 3 and a 60 Gcal/h boiler unit No. 4 by 2030; the ministry did not specify whether the 2026 50 MW expansion referred to the same project in revised form or a different configuration.[25][26]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240520193545/https://sgsk.kz/ru/predpriyatie/o-kompanii. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://altainews.kz/ru/glavnyj-slajder/61784-zamestitel-premer-ministra-respubliki-kazahstan-posetil-sogrinskuju-tjec.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.inform.kz/ru/v-kakih-gorodah-moderniziruyut-tets-v-ramkah-natsproekta-71f6ab.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI-qZO9stvF/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Динмухамет Идрисов увеличивает энергетические активы," Forbes, April 18, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kazakhstan Utility Systems (2019). "2018 Financial Statements (p49)" (PDF). kus.kz. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Corporate decision No 4". August 2018. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Богатства Кайрата Сатыбалды как способ отвлечь от госизмены". kompromat.kz. April 2022. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ТОВАРИЩЕСТВО С ОГРАНИЧЕННОЙ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬЮ "СОГРИНСКАЯ ТЭЦ"". opi.dfo.kz. unknown.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Денег нет, но вы держитесь: повторит ли Согринская ТЭЦ судьбу экибастузской?". orda.kz. December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Written resolution of the sole shareholder - Sogra Energy". opi.dfo.kz. 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Усть-Каменогорский титано-магниевый комбинат". Wikipedia. Retrieved Nov 23, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 "О КОМПАНИИ (About the company)". sgsk.kz. Retrieved Nov 23, 2021 and December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "О КОМПАНИИ". sgsk.kz. Retrieved December 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "EBRD extends energy efficiency investments in Kazakhstan". February 2011. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Согринская ТЭЦ в Усть-Каменогорске провела общественные слушания по проекту реконструкции и модернизации". Online.zakon.kz. Retrieved Nov 23, 2021.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Омаров, Дамир (August 2025). "Министр энергетики посетил Согринскую ТЭЦ". Altainews.kz. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "В каких регионах проведут капремонт ТЭЦ?". gov.kz. March 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Строительство тепловой сети, которая соединит два теплоисточника: ТОО «Усть-Каменогорскую ТЭЦ» и ТОО «Согринскую ТЭЦ»". gov.kz. April 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Заместитель Премьер-министра Республики Казахстан посетил Согринскую ТЭЦ (видео)". altainews.kz. April 2025.
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