Nizhegorodskaya power station

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Nizhegorodskaya power station (Нижегородская ГРЭС) is an operating power station of at least 80-megawatts (MW) in Balakhna, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nizhegorodskaya power station Balakhna, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia 56.500936, 43.587788 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3: 56.500936, 43.587788

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4][5] 80[4] steam turbine[6] 1925[7]

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 3 Volga JSC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): pulp & paper[4]
  • Captive industry: Power[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830221745/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/2137-russia/fossil-fuels-energy/32726-nizhnegorodskaya-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220427015853/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4751162. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. http://www.volga-paper.ru/company/production/investment_projects/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210830224837/http://autotravel-nn.ru/articles/nizhegorodskaya-gres/. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240507023036/https://www.so-ups.ru/fileadmin/files/company/future_plan/public_discussion/2024/final/32_Nizhegorodskaja_oblast.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230313040439/https://www.so-ups.ru/fileadmin/files/company/future_plan/public_discussion/2023/final/31_Nizhegorodskaja_oblast_fin.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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