Petropavlovsk-2 power station

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Petropavlovsk-2 power station (Петропавловская ТЭЦ - 2, ТОО "СевКазЭнерго Петропавловск") is an operating power station of at least 541-megawatts (MW) in Petropavl, North Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Petropavlovsk-2 power station	Petropavl, North Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan	54.897942, 69.187372 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1R, Unit 2, Unit 3R, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7: 54.897942, 69.187372

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year
Unit 1R	operating	coal: bituminous	63	subcritical	yes	2015
Unit 2	operating	coal: bituminous	60	subcritical	yes	1962
Unit 3R	operating	coal: bituminous	60	subcritical	yes	2013
Unit 4	operating	coal: bituminous	63	subcritical	yes	2014
Unit 5	operating	coal: bituminous	95	subcritical	yes	2016
Unit 6	operating	coal: bituminous	100	subcritical	yes	2013
Unit 7	operating	coal: bituminous	100	subcritical	yes	2015

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1R	Sevkazenergo JSC [100%]	Central Asian Electric Power Corporation JSC [100.0%]
Unit 2	Sevkazenergo JSC [100%]	Central Asian Electric Power Corporation JSC [100.0%]
Unit 3R	Sevkazenergo JSC [100%]	Central Asian Electric Power Corporation JSC [100.0%]
Unit 4	Sevkazenergo JSC [100%]	Central Asian Electric Power Corporation JSC [100.0%]
Unit 5	Sevkazenergo JSC [100%]	Central Asian Electric Power Corporation JSC [100.0%]
Unit 6	Sevkazenergo JSC [100%]	Central Asian Electric Power Corporation JSC [100.0%]
Unit 7	Sevkazenergo JSC [100%]	Central Asian Electric Power Corporation JSC [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): Ekibastuz coal basin

Background

The power plant is owned by Sevkazenergo JSC, which is part of the Central Asian Electric Power Corporation JSC (CAEPCO). The plant is located in Petropavlovsk, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.

The combined heat and power station supplies heat to residents in the North Kazakhstan region, including the Petropavlovsk city, as well as heat and electricity to industrial and agricultural enterprises in the region.

Starting from 2016, the installed capacity of the Petropavlovsk-2 power station was 541 MW for electricity and 713 Gcal/h for heat. According to 2016 annual report, the power station commissioned turbine unit No. 5 and boiler unit No. 12 that year. The new turbine unit has capacity of 95 MW.

2016 Sevkazenergo report outlined the following modernization projects during 2013-2016:

2013: Reconstruction and modernization of a turbine unit No. 4 was completed with 30MW increase in capacity. Turbine unit No. 6 was upgraded with an increase in electric capacity by 24 MW. The implementation of two projects resulted in increase in the installed electric capacity by 54 MW.

2015: a turbine unit No. 1 was put into operation, which allowed increasing its installed electric capacity by 21 MW. Turbine unit No. 7 was reconstructed, which provided a possibility to increase its installed and available capacity by 24 MW.

2016: an upgraded turbine unit No. 5 was put into operation, as a result of which electric capacity increased by 62 MW. An upgraded boiler No. 12 was put into operation as a result of which steam capacity increased by 50 tons per hour.

The power plant produced 2,703 million kWh of electricity in 2021, 3331 million kWh in 2020. Generation was 1,605 million kWh in 2022, 40% lower compared with 2021 level. The company reported in 2021 that as a result of its investments to modernize the generating equipment, the degree of wear and tear has reduced from 86% in 2009 to 55% in 2021.

Incidents

There have been numerous incidents at the power station. For example, in January 2020, a boiler operator died after falling into burning ash while cleaning boiler slag.

In March 2022, one of the three chimneys of the plant collapsed, resulting in one fatality. A crack was discovered in another chimney. There is a plan to build a new chimney. Construction of the new chimney commenced in spring 2023. However later in 2023 a defect was discovered in the partially built new chimney and it will be demolished. Another new chimney is planned for construction in 2024.

Coal Source

The power station's coal has been sourced from the Ekibastuz coal basin.

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Additional data

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