Kryvorizka power station

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Kryvorizka power station (Kryvyi Rih TPP, ДТЕК Криворізька ТЕС, Зеленодольская ТЭЦ) is an operating power station of at least 282-megawatts (MW) in Zelenodolsk, Apostolove, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kryvorizka power station	Zelenodolsk, Apostolove, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	47.543204, 33.659513 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 10, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 47.543204, 33.659513

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	mothballed	coal: subbituminous	315	subcritical	1963	–
Unit 10	mothballed	coal: subbituminous	300	subcritical	1972	–
Unit 2	mothballed	coal: subbituminous	300	subcritical	1964	–
Unit 3	mothballed	coal: subbituminous	300	subcritical	1965	–
Unit 4	mothballed	coal: subbituminous	300	subcritical	1966	–
Unit 5	operating	coal: subbituminous	282	subcritical	1967	–
Unit 6	retired	coal: subbituminous	282	subcritical	1968	2018
Unit 7	retired	coal: subbituminous	282	subcritical	1968	2018
Unit 8	mothballed	coal: subbituminous	282	subcritical	1969	–
Unit 9	retired	coal: subbituminous	282	subcritical	1972	2018

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100%]	DTEK Energy BV [100.0%]
Unit 10	DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100%]	DTEK Energy BV [100.0%]
Unit 2	DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100%]	DTEK Energy BV [100.0%]
Unit 3	DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100%]	DTEK Energy BV [100.0%]
Unit 4	DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100%]	DTEK Energy BV [100.0%]
Unit 5	DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100%]	DTEK Energy BV [100.0%]
Unit 6	DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100%]	DTEK Energy BV [100.0%]
Unit 7	DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100%]	DTEK Energy BV [100.0%]
Unit 8	DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100%]	DTEK Energy BV [100.0%]
Unit 9	DTEK Dniproenergo JSC [100%]	DTEK Energy BV [100.0%]

Background

Kryvorizka power station consisted of ten units of 300 MW each completed between 1963 and 1972. The plant is owned by DTEK Dniproenergo JSC, part of DTEK Energy. In turn DTEK is owned by SCM (System Capital Management) Limited.

The capacity of Unit 1 was increased to 315 MW in 2017. In its 2020 annual report, DTEK did not list any plans for modernizing or retrofitting any of the units in operation at the power station.

As of June 2021, the station was operating with 1,497 MW of capacity. Units 2 and 8, with a combined capacity of 582 MW, had been mothballed as of June 2021. Units 6, 7, & 9 were previously retired in 2018.

On February 21, 2022, ahead of the planned connection of Ukrainian energy system to the European system ENTSO-E, only one unit with 271 MW of capacity was operating out of seven. This was presumably Unit 5. 4 units were referred to as mothballed (this means that 2 more were mothballed since June 2021). The other two units didn't have sufficient fuel.

War in Ukraine

On April 27, 2022, Russian forces have attacked the power plant, causing significant damage to the station. There was a lubricant leak and a massive fire; rescuers were attempting to stop the fire for several hours. The station and the city were frequently under fire attacks, on April 20, 2022, Russian forces have fired on the city of Zelenodolsk, hit the communications and left the city without electricity and water. It was unclear at that time whether the station is operating, only that it has sustained significant damage.

In September 2022, the Russian attackers fired at the bus with the plant’s workers, 14 people were injured.

On 9 December 2022, the power station stated that that a repair of a unit was completed, but it takes some time to restore the city’s heat supply. It therefore appeared that at the end of 2022, one unit was in operation, the rest were regarded as mothballed.

As of January 2024, there was no further information on the plant.

In March 2024, Russia carried significant attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and DTEK reported that it lost 80% of its generating capacity after the attacks on March 22 and March 29. Five of the six group's thermal power plants were seriously damaged. Kryvorizka power station was not specifically mentioned and it was not clear whether it is operating in any capacity.

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