Kirishi Power Station

Kirishi Power Station
Location of the Kirishi Power Station in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
Official name	Kirishskaya GRES
Country	Russia
Location	Kirishi
Coordinates	59°29′9″N 32°2′56″E / 59.48583°N 32.04889°E / 59.48583; 32.04889Coordinates: 59°29′9″N 32°2′56″E / 59.48583°N 32.04889°E / 59.48583; 32.04889
Status	Operational
Commission date	1967
Owner(s)	OGK-6
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Secondary fuel	Fuel oil
Power generation
Units operational	1 x 800 MW 5 x 300 MW 2 x 60 MW 2 x 50 MW 2 x 40 MW
Make and model	LMZ, Siemens AG
Nameplate capacity	2,595 MW
Website www.ogk6.ru

Kirishi Power Station (Kirishskya GRES) is a thermal power station (GRES) at the town of Kirishi, Kirishsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The power plant is located adjacent to a larger Kirishi oil refinery.^[1] Installed electrical capacity of the power station reached 2,595 MW after completion of modernization program for unit 6 in 2011, which included installation of two gas turbines for this unit to utilize combined cycle with total increase of capacity 500 MW and efficiency 20%.^[2] The heating capacity is 1,234 Gcal/h.

Kirishskya GRES has two 320 metres (1,050 ft) tall flue gas stacks, they belong to the tallest chimneys at Russia.

References

1. ↑ (Russian) Модернизация конденсационной части Киришской ГРЭС на базе парогазовой технологии
2. ↑ (Russian) Энергоблок ПГУ-800 Киришской ГРЭС присоединен к электросетям для завершения ряда пуско-наладочных работ, ОГК-6, 25.07.2011