Kharanorskaya power station
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Kharanorskaya power station (Харанорская ГРЭС) is an operating power station of at least 665-megawatts (MW) in Yasnogorsk, Olovyanninsky, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Kharanor power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kharanorskaya power station | Yasnogorsk, Olovyanninsky, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia | 50.85526, 115.70118 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 50.85526, 115.70118
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal: lignite | 215 | subcritical | 1995 |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal: lignite | 215 | subcritical | 2001 |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal: lignite | 235 | subcritical | 2012 |
| Unit 4 | cancelled | coal: lignite | 100 | subcritical | 2025 |
| Unit 5 | announced[1][2] | coal: lignite | 215 | subcritical | – |
| Unit 6 | announced[1][2] | coal: lignite | 215 | subcritical | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC [100%] | Inter RAO PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC [100%] | Inter RAO PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC [100%] | Inter RAO PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC [100%] | Inter RAO PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC [100%] | Inter RAO PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Inter RAO – Electric Power Generation JSC [100%] | Inter RAO PJSC [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Kharanorsky coal mine, Urtuisky coal mine
Background
The Kharanorskaya coal-fired plant is owned by Inter Rao-Electric Power Generation, a subsidiary of Inter RAO. It used to be part of OGK-3 until 2012 when it was liquidated upon consolidation within Inter RAO.[3]
The first 215-MW unit came online in 1995, and the second in 2001.[4][5] In November 2012, the 225-MW Unit 3 of Kharanorskaya went online. The unit was built by JSC EnergoProect.[6] The unit's capacity was increased to 235 MW in 2016.[7]
The plant supplies heat and power to residential customers as well as industrial enterprises.[5][8]
The plant generated 3,570 million kwh in 2021 and 3,786 million kwh in 2020.[9]
Unit 3 was modernized in 2016 and its capacity increased by 10 MW to 235 MW.[7]
Proposed Expansions
Unit 4 (100 MW, presumed cancelled)
In March 2018, a new plan to build Unit 4 was announced by the Governor of Transbaikal and by Inter RAO. The plans cited a need for an additional 100 MW by 2025 to power the planned Norilsk Nickel plant and the planned sixth uranium mine at the Priargunsky Industrial Mining and Chemical Union site.[10][11]
As of December 2020, there were no known updates about the project in more than two years, and it appeared to be shelved. As of November 2022, the expansion project was considered cancelled. The project was not mentioned in the Government decree on General Allocation of Power Assets updated in December 2021 and subsequently in December 2022.[12]
Units 5-6
Reports from August 2023 suggested that the expansion project had been revived, with plans now involving not one but two potential new coal units.[13][14] The exact planned capacity of the two units was not mentioned in available information, only that the power deficit in the region was 460 MW. The proposed units were named Units 5 and 6 by Global Energy Monitor, and assigned an estimated capacity of 215 MW each (to match existing Units 1 and 2).
The expansion appeared to be going ahead, as per reporting in August 2024. The project to build two units of 230 MW each was selected by the System Operator of the Unified Energy System of Russia for the supply of capacity to the wholesale market from July 1, 2029. [15]The need to build two new power units is driven by demand for power from the large mining and processing companies in the region.[16]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125084249/https://www.chita.ru/text/economics/2023/08/01/72554585/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125084137/https://chita-news.net/other/2023/08/01/143337.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Гусиноозёрская ГРЭС". Wikipedia. Retrieved Dec 23, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Kharanorskaya Thermal Power Plant, Inter RAO Generation website, accessed Feb. 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Харанорская ГРЭС, Wikipedia (Russian), accessed June 2018.
- ↑ INTER RAO UES Launches New Power Generation Unit at Kharanorskaya TPP, Inter RAO press release, Nov. 16, 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Харанорская ГРЭС". Inter RAO. Retrieved Jan 4, 2022 and November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Харанорская ГРЭС". livejournal.com. September 30, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "АО «Интер РАО – Электрогенерация» в 2021 году нарастило выработку электроэнергии и отпуск тепла". irao-generation.ru. February 10, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ В Забайкалье создадут рабочую группу по строительству нового энергоблока Харанорской ГРЭС, Tass, Mar. 12, 2018
- ↑ Харанорской ГРЭС добавят энергоблок для обеспечения Быстринского ГОКа и уранового рудника, Tayga, Mar. 13, 2018
- ↑ "Генеральная схема размещения объектов электроэнергетики до 2035 года". garant.ru/. December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "В Забайкалье предложили расширить мощности Харанорской ГРЭС". chita-news.net. August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Два новых энергоблока построят на Харанорской ГРЭС из-за дефицита электроэнергии в крае". www.chita.ru. August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«Интер РАО» построит два новых энергоблока на Харанорской ГРЭС в Забайкалье". energyland.info/. August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ «В крае крупные горнодобывающие компании». Владельцы Харанорской ГРЭС рассказали, зачем станции два новых энергоблока (August 2024). "https://www.chita.ru/text/business/2024/08/30/74023610/". www.chita.ru.
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Additional data
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