Minsk CHP-4 power station

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Minsk CHP-4 power station (Минская ТЭЦ-4) is an operating power station of at least 1030-megawatts (MW) in Minsk, Belarus with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Minsk CHP-4 power station Minsk, Minsk, Belarus 53.871934, 27.402339 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 1R, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 53.871934, 27.402339

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 60[2][4][5][6] steam turbine[4][7] 1977[8] 2023 (planned)[9]
Unit 1R shelved[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 60[2][4][6][9] unknown
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 110[2][4][5][6] steam turbine[4][7] 1977[8]
Unit 3 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 110[2][4][5][6] steam turbine[4][7] 1977[8]
Unit 4 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 250[2][4][5][6] steam turbine[4][7] 1977[8]
Unit 5 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 250[2][4][5][6] steam turbine[4][7] 1977[8]
Unit 6 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 250[2][4][5][6] steam turbine[4][7] 1977[8]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Minskenergo RUE [100.0%]
Unit 1R Minskenergo RUE [100.0%]
Unit 2 Minskenergo RUE [100.0%]
Unit 3 Minskenergo RUE [100.0%]
Unit 4 Minskenergo RUE [100.0%]
Unit 5 Minskenergo RUE [100.0%]
Unit 6 Minskenergo RUE [100.0%]

Background

A new unit (unit 1R) was announced in the Ministry of Energy plan for 2021-2025 released in 2021: it stated that some old units at this station which have equipment similar to the turbine model PT-60 (ПТ-60) will be retired and possibly replaced with modern equipment. Since unit 1 is 60 MW, this might be referring to a replacement of unit 1.[10] There have not been any developments related to this units since the program was released in 2021. In February 2022, there were complaints from local residents about the smell of fuel oil from the station. This may be associated with the transition of oil refineries to new technologies for deep oil refining, due to which the non-standardized composition of oil fuel components has changed significantly.[11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Minsk+4+power+station/@53.87278227.39855619m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x46dbdbaae33005d3:0xd031fe59fad7529a!8m2!3d53.872782!4d27.4007388. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220305135317/https://minskenergo.by/filialy/minskaya-tets-4/. Archived from the original on 05 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20210421225308/https://www.belenergo.by/content/infocenter/news/na-minskoy-tets-4-rasskazali-ob-osobennostyakh-ispolzovaniya-mazuta-v-kachestve-rezervnogo-topliva__11464/?sphrase_id=26331. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709032836/https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%A2%D0%AD%D0%A6-4. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://rep.bntu.by/bitstream/handle/data/63186/430-434.pdf?sequence=1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240405042539/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=43037. Archived from the original on 05 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20211022182055/https://minsknews.by/tecz-4-kak-rabotaet-elektrostancziya-obogrevayushhaya-pochti-polovinu-minska/. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210421235448/https://www.belenergo.by/content/about/istoriya-obedineniya/?sphrase_id=26334. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://energodoc.by/js/pdfjs/web/viewer.html?file=/file/fulltext-view/8720.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "minenergo.gov.by/wp-content/uploads/2021/%D0%9F%D0%9A%D0%9C%D0%AD%202025-%D1%81.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  11. "Энергетики рассказали, как планируют решать проблему мазутных запахов от ТЭЦ-4". Minsk Novosti. Feb 10, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

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