Ulan Ude CHP-1 power station

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Ulan Ude CHP-1 power station (Улан-Удэнская ТЭЦ-1) is an operating power station of at least 130-megawatts (MW) in Ulaan-Üde (Ulan-Ude), Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ulan Ude CHP-1 power station Ulaan-Üde (Ulan-Ude), Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia 51.832589, 107.617338 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 4, Unit 7: 51.832589, 107.617338

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 4 operating coal - lignite 32 subcritical 1963
Unit 7 operating coal - lignite 98.4 subcritical 2011

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 4 Territorial Generating Company No 14 PJSC (TGC-14) [100.0%]
Unit 7 Territorial Generating Company No 14 PJSC (TGC-14) [100.0%]

Background

The four-unit, 148.8-MW coal-fired Ulan Ude CHP-1 began operation in 1936. The power station is owned by TGC-14, which used to be part of Russian Railways[1][2], but was bought by Far Eastern Management Company in early 2022[3] and consolidated more than 90% in TGC-14. Two private individuals are shareholders of the Far Eastern Management Company - Konstantin Lulchev and Victor Myasnik.[4]

In addition to Units 6 and 7, the plant also includes smaller Units 1 with 8.4MW and Unit 3 with 12 MW.[5]

The extreme age of the power station has lead to numerous problems. The plant suffered major accidents in 2001, 2008, and 2009. And at least twice, during extreme frosts, the Ministry of Emergencies considered options for evacuating the population of Ulan-Ude because the power station was incapable of meeting heat demand.[6]

In December 2021, a fire at the Ulan Ude CHP-1 power station caused four boilers and two steam turbines to be disconnected, triggering a declaration of emergency for the town.[7][8] Experts estimated that the fire had caused about 100 million roubles worth of damage.[9]

In 11 months of 2023, the plant produced 652 million kWh, which was 13.3% higher than in 2022.[10]

Modernization

In March 2022, a replacement turbine for Unit 6 has been delivered to the station for installation. The new unit will result in increased capacity of Unit 6 to 32 MW.[11] In May 2022, the installation of the new unit has started.[12] The installation was completed in October 2022.[13] The modernization project was financed by Promsvyazbank.[13] However the System Operator's document from February 2023 still referred to the unit's capacity of 30MW.[5]

Financing

  • Source of financing: Promsvyazbank (Unit 6 replacement)[13]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Ulan-Ude Powerplant, Wikimapia, accessed June 2018.
  2. Улан-Удэнская ТЭЦ-1, Wikipedia (Russian), accessed June 2018.
  3. "«Это наша корова, и мы ее доим!» История финансовых взаимоотношений ТГК-14 и ее нового владельца". www.chita.ru. May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Новым акционером ПАО «ТГК-14» стало АО «Дальневосточная управляющая компания»". vostokmedia.com. January 11, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Перечень электростанций, действующих и планируемых к сооружению, расширению, модернизации и выводу из эксплуатации (page 46)" (PDF). www.so-ups.ru. February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Alexey Subbotin, Секрет бурятской ТЭЦ, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, June 14, 2019
  7. В Улан-Удэ из-за аварии на ТЭЦ-1 введён режим ЧС, Baikal Daily, Dec. 23, 2021
  8. В Улан-Удэ авария на ТЭЦ-1, Vostok Teleinform, Dec. 23, 2021
  9. Ущерб от аварии на Улан-Удэнской ТЭЦ-1 оценивается в 100 млн рублей, EnergyLand, Jan. 5, 2022
  10. "В 2023 году «ТГК-14» увеличила выработку электроэнергии на 6% В 2023 году «ТГК-14» увеличила выработку электроэнергии на 6%". vostokmedia.com. December 2023. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 62 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "На Улан-Удэнскую ТЭЦ-1 прибыл новый генератор для турбины №6". energybase.ru. Mar 25, 2022. Retrieved Jun 28, 2022.
  12. "На Улан-Удэнской ТЭЦ-1 приступили к монтажу нового генератора турбины №6". energybase.ru. May 13, 2022. Retrieved Jun 28, 2022.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Изображение материалаНа Улан-Удэнской ТЭЦ-1 завершился масштабный инвестиционный проект". transsibinfo.com. October 27, 2022. Retrieved November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":3" defined multiple times with different content

Additional data

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