Apatitskaya CHP power station
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Apatitskaya CHP power station (Апатитская ТЭЦ) is an operating power station of at least 153-megawatts (MW) in Apatity, Murmansk, Russia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Apatity TETS power station, Kirovskaya GRES (old).
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Apatitskaya CHP power station | Apatity, Apatity, Murmansk, Russia | 67.598725, 33.423457 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 7, Unit 8: 67.598725, 33.423457
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal: bituminous | 36 | subcritical | yes | 1959 | 2016 |
| Unit 2 | retired | coal: bituminous | 36 | subcritical | yes | 1959 | 2013 |
| Unit 7 | operating | coal: bituminous | 85 | subcritical | yes | 1963 | – |
| Unit 8 | operating | coal: bituminous | 68 | subcritical | yes | 1963 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Territorial Generating Company No 1 PJSC [100%][1] | Territorial Generating Company No 1 PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Territorial Generating Company No 1 PJSC [100%][1] | Territorial Generating Company No 1 PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | Territorial Generating Company No 1 PJSC [100%][1] | Territorial Generating Company No 1 PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 8 | Territorial Generating Company No 1 PJSC [100%][1] | Territorial Generating Company No 1 PJSC [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Non-industry use: heat
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Inta, Kuznetsk and Khakass deposits
Background
The Apatitskaya CHP power station is owned by TGC-1, which in turn is owned by Gazprom (51.79%) and Fortum (29.99%).[2] In 2023, ownership of Russian assets by foreign companies was seized.[3] However when it comes to TGC-11, Gazprom stated in December 2023 that it does not plan to buy out Fortum's stake in the company.[4]
The Apatitskaya power station is a combined heat and power plant (CHP). The plant’s eight units were brought online between 1959 and 1964.[5][6][7] Coal for the power station is supplied by the Inta, Kuznetsk and Khakass deposits.[6]
Turbine units 2 (36MW) and 5 (21MW) were retired in 2013. Unit 1 (36MW) was retired in 2016.[6] The plant's capacity since then is 230MW.[8] This also includes smaller units: Unit 3 - 28 MW, Unit 4 - 28 MW and Unit 6: 21 MW as well as bigger units Unit 7 and Unit 8.
The power plant is the only heat supplier of centralized heat for the cities of Apatity and Kirovsk.[9] It also supplies heat to Apatyt JSC - an industrial company that produces phosphate-based fertilizer products.[6]
In October 2021, there was a fire at the power station, staff was evacuated and there were no casualties.[10] Another fire incident occurred in February 2023. [11]
The plant produced 491 million kWh in 2023, 471 million Kwh in 2022 and 449.6 million Kwh in 2021 (Kolsky branch of TGC-1).[12]
Planned Transition to Gas
In mid-2023 it was announced that the Apatitskaya CHP will transition to operate on gas.[13] TGC-1 reportedly signed an agreement with Gazprom.[14] The timeline was not known. However as of 2024 these plans appear to be postponed. Gasification of the Murmansk region has stalled due to delays with construction of Murmansk LNG Terminal and Murmansk-Volkhov Gas Pipeline.[15] As of October 2024, the gasification program for the Murmansk region was planned to be developed by the end of 2025.[16]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125143746/https://www.tgc1.ru/production/complex/kolsky-branch/apatitskaya-chpp/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ TGC-1 website. "About company". Retrieved November 2022 via the Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Inside information: Fortum to fully write down its Russian assets and deconsolidate the Russia segment – publishes restated comparison figures". www.fortum.com. May 2023.
{{cite web}}: soft hyphen character in|title=at position 13 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«Газпром энергохолдинг» не планирует выкупать долю финского Fortum в ТГК-1". www.vedomosti.ru. December 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ СХЕМА ТЕПЛОСНАБЖЕНИЯ МУНИЦИПАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ ГОРОД АПАТИТЫ СПОДВЕДОМСТВЕННОЙ ТЕРРИТОРИЕЙ МУРМАНСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ НА ПЕРИОД, УТВЕРЖДЕНА, May 4, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Апатитская ТЭЦ, Wikipedia (Russian), accessed June 2018.
- ↑ Апатитская ТЭЦ, TGC-1 website, accessed June 2018.
- ↑ "Перечень электростанций, действующих и планируемых к сооружению, расширению, модернизации и выводу из эксплуатации (page 40)" (PDF). www.so-ups.ru. February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«ТГК-1» повысила надежность работы Апатитской ТЭЦ". in-power.ru. August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "В Мурманской области загорелась Апатитская ТЭЦ". RG.ru. Oct 29, 2021. Retrieved Dec 7, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "24 человека тушили пожар на Апатитской ТЭЦ". /nord-news.ru. February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Производство электрической энергии -". www.tgc1.ru. 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "МУРМАНСКУЮ И АПАТИТСКУЮ ТЭЦ ПЕРЕВЕДУТ НА ГАЗ". www.tv21.ru. June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Подписано соглашение о переходе Мурманской и Апатитской ТЭЦ на газ". abnews.ru. June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Работы по строительству газопровода Волхов—Мурманск поставили на паузу — «Коммерсантъ»". nord-news.ru. September 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Программу по газификации Мурманской области разработают за 80 млн рублей". b-port.com. October 2024.
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Additional data
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