Yurginskaya CHP power station

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Yurginskaya CHP power station (ТЭЦ Юргинский машиностроительный завод, Юргинская ТЭЦ) is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Yurga, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yurginskaya CHP power station	Yurga, Kemerovo, Russia	55.738608, 84.911689 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 3: 55.738608, 84.911689

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year	Emergency/Backup
Unit 3	Operating	coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas	60	subcritical	yes	1944	False

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 3	Yurginsky Machinery Factory LLC [100%]	Rostec Corp [71.9%]; small shareholder(s) [18.1%]; Lipetsk Mechanical Plant LLC [10.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): both
• Captive industry: Machinery

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): domestic

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Background

The power plant includes Unit 3 of 60 MW and Unit 1 of 25 MW. Historically, it provided power to both the Yurginsky Machinery factory and the city of Yurga. With the factory's decline, the plant shifted to supplying power and heat solely to the city.

In June 2017, it was reported that the plant would become government property, but in January 2019 Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) was named as the incoming shareholder. By end of 2019, however, the factory's beneficial owner had become RT-Capital, part of Rostec.

In April 2019, a separate legal entity, Yurginskaya CHP LLC, was created in an attempt to maintain continuity of services to Yurga despite the factory's bankruptcy, which was finalised in 2020. The new entity remained formally owned by the factory. When regional authorities compelled Yurginskaya CHP LLC to pay wages owed to workers, it was pushed into bankruptcy as well. By June 2021, total debts had reached approximately half a billion roubles, and the plant was operating at 60% capacity, unable to fully meet the city's heating needs.

Bankruptcy proceedings began in January 2022, with debts of at least 1.3 billion roubles. In February 2022, Rostekhnadzor issued an order to LLC Integral — the operator of hazardous facilities at the plant — to eliminate 57 violations and initiated two administrative cases. In June 2022, the Arbitration Court of the Kemerovo Region declared Yurginskaya CHP LLC bankrupt and commenced liquidation proceedings. Heat and hot water supply to the city continued, provided by another company whose name was not disclosed.

As of February 2023, the System Operator listed the plant as operated by LLC Integral, with both units running on coal, and projected continued operation through 2028. Integral LLC's website stated that it had received heat supply organisation status in 2021 and operated on both coal and gas, though gas supplies had previously been suspended due to debt. In January 2023, Rostekhnadzor identified 80 violations at the plant, citing lack of maintenance and use of inappropriate coal; LLC Integral and five of its officials were brought to administrative responsibility.

In February 2024, the corporate shell of Yurginskaya CHP LLC — stripped of all production assets, which had been returned to Yurginsky Machine Plant in 2021 — was sold for one ruble to a sole bidder during bankruptcy proceedings. The System Operator's planning documents from November 2024 continued to list both units as operating on coal.

The plant entered the 2025–2026 heating season in precarious condition. As of September 2025, repairs were only 80% complete, and outstanding debts exceeded 1.2 billion roubles (approximately US$14 million), including 172.8 million roubles owed to Kuzbassenergosbyt. Repeated auction attempts to sell the plant as part of the bankrupt Yurginsky Machine Plant's assets were unsuccessful; a September 2025 auction at a starting price of 2.45 billion roubles with a 50% reduction threshold attracted no bidders. In October 2025, the heating season opened with 153 consumer complaints about inadequate heat supply, and the plant lacked the mandatory readiness certificate.

In December 2025, an emergency breakdown reduced heat output below critical levels, leaving approximately 80,000 residents without adequate heating at −15°C.

In January 2026, during a severe frost, coal at the plant partially froze, causing a drop in heat carrier temperature and prompting the city administration to request additional gas supplies to restore normal output.

In March 2026, scheduled repairs on boiler No. 2 were carried out, with authorities stating that heat supply to the city would not be significantly affected.

In late April 2026, the plant's last operational coal-fired boiler broke down, leaving only a single gas-fired boiler in operation. LLC Integral had accumulated approximately 190 million roubles (around US$2 million) in unpaid gas debts since late 2025, placing the plant at risk of gas supply termination by Gazprom as the heating season drew to a close.

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