Krasnoyarsk Rusal power station

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Krasnoyarsk Rusal power station (ТЭЦ Ачинского глинозёмного комбината) is an operating power station of at least 320-megawatts (MW) in Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Russia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Krasnoyarsk Rusal power station	Achinsk, Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Russia	56.234034, 90.403161 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7: 56.234034, 90.403161

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	operating	coal: lignite	50	subcritical	1970
Unit 2	operating	coal: lignite	50	subcritical	1970
Unit 3	operating	coal: lignite	50	subcritical	1970
Unit 4	operating	coal: lignite	50	subcritical	1970
Unit 5	operating	coal: lignite	60	subcritical	1970
Unit 6	operating	coal: lignite	60	subcritical	1970
Unit 7	pre-permit	coal: lignite	90	unknown	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Rusal Achinsk Alumina Refinery JSC [100%]	United Company RUSAL PJSC [100.0%]
Unit 2	Rusal Achinsk Alumina Refinery JSC [100%]	United Company RUSAL PJSC [100.0%]
Unit 3	Rusal Achinsk Alumina Refinery JSC [100%]	United Company RUSAL PJSC [100.0%]
Unit 4	Rusal Achinsk Alumina Refinery JSC [100%]	United Company RUSAL PJSC [100.0%]
Unit 5	Rusal Achinsk Alumina Refinery JSC [100%]	United Company RUSAL PJSC [100.0%]
Unit 6	Rusal Achinsk Alumina Refinery JSC [100%]	United Company RUSAL PJSC [100.0%]
Unit 7	Rusal Achinsk Alumina Refinery JSC [100%]	United Company RUSAL PJSC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): power
• Captive industry: Aluminum
• Non-industry use: heat

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): Borodinsky coal mine

Background

The six-unit 320-MW coal-fired Krasnoyarsk Rusal power station is owned by Rusal.

The plant was brought online in 1970. It sends all of its generated electricity to Rusal's Achinsk aluminum refinery. The plant also provides heat and hot water to the city of Achinsk.

In September 2021, there was a spill of fuel oil at the Krasnoyarsk Rusal power station after the fuel oil was mistakenly loaded into a boiler that was being repaired.

Expansion

One source referred to an expansion project that was restarted in August 2014. It was anticipated to commission a new unit with 90 MW capacity which would ensure that the refinery was fully self-sufficient in terms of electricity. The project was started in 2006, but was paused due to global financial crisis. Commissioning of the new unit was planned for 2016.

The project was considered cancelled as of November 2022 as there was no news for several years.

In February 2023, one source mentioned a tender launched to procure Unit 7 with 90 MW capacity. It also transpired that public consultations were planned to be held earlier in 2021. Therefore the project appeared to be revived. In October 2023, it was reported that design work was completed to install emergency automatic devices for Unit 7. However, the System Operator's planning documents and the Ministry of Energy's order from February 2023 did not mention this additional capacity.

As of January 2025, the status of the expansion was not exactly clear. An interview with the the new director of the refinery in July 2024 referred to the planned construction of the reserve turbine unit. An industry report from December 2024 referred to the large-scale modernization of the CHP which supported growing electricity generation of over 1 billion kWh in 2024 and the dispatch of thermal energy of over 3 million Gcal. Over the past three years, RUSAL has allocated more than 2 billion rubles for the modernization of the power plant.

Potential conversion to gas

The possibility of converting the plant to gas was mentioned in an interview with the company's director in July 2024. The city of Achinsk has recently joined the federal project “Clean Air”, which includes gasification of the city. The plant's and company's specialists were considering various options and making calculations, but the project is dependent on whether the gas pipeline will arrive to the city of Achinsk.

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