Tavri power station

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Tavri power station (Таврическая ТЭС (Russian), Симферопольская ПГУ-ТЭС (Russian)) is an operating power station of at least 490-megawatts (MW) in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Tavricheskaya.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tavri power station Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine 44.942652, 34.223752 (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 2, Unit 3: 44.942652, 34.223752

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel[4][2][3] 245[5][2][6][7] combined cycle[7][3] 2018[8][3]
Unit 2 operating[2][3][9] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel[4][2][3] 245[5][2][6][7] combined cycle[7][3] 2019[9]
Unit 3 announced[10] fossil gas - natural gas[10] 250[10] 2027[10]

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 Technopromexport [100.0%]
Unit 2 Technopromexport [100.0%]
Unit 3 Technopromexport [100.0%]

Background

The power station was built in Crimea, a Ukrainian territory occupied by the Russian Federation.[11]

The construction of Balaklava and Tavri power stations became the subject of an international scandal involving Siemens. In 2015, a subsidiary of Rostec, Technopromexport JSC, bought 4 gas turbines from Siemens for a power plant project on the Taman Peninsula. However, later the company resold them to another subsidiary of Rostec, Technopromexport LLC, which was engaged in the construction of power plants in Crimea.[12] In the summer of 2017, Siemens called this a violation of the terms of the contract. The company challenged the contracts for the supply of turbines in the Moscow Arbitration Court, but the claim was dismissed.[12] The European Union and the United States imposed sanctions on two officials of the Ministry of Energy, presumed responsible for the transfer of turbines to the Crimean power stations.[12]

As of December 2023, the power station is operational.[13][14]

New construction proposal

In February 2024, due to the forecasted power shortage in the Crimea, Rostec proposed construction of additional generation (250 MW) by 2027-2028 using Russian gas turbines (GTE-110) for, at least, 51% of the installed capacity. According to Rostec, the remaining capacity can be supplied by Iranian turbine manufacturers. The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade insists on building capacities using entirely Russian technologies, also proposing to consider gas turbines manufactured by Power Machines. The project was approved by the Russian president. The tender for the construction of generation is planned to be held as a single lot in the second quarter of 2024.[15]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507192049/https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/27451/. Archived from the original on 07 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) https://www.so-ups.ru/fileadmin/files/company/future_plan/public_discussion/2024/final/51_Respublika_Krym.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221206130709/https://eap-csf.eu/wp-content/uploads/Ukraine-Case-Study.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221021001144/https://crimea.ria.ru/20161214/1108396363.html. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210427174817/https://chasomart.ru/en/energopotreblenie-kryma-krym-vyshel-na-stabilnoe-energosnabzhenie-energetika-kryma-do-otdeleniya-ot.html. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230313054230/https://www.so-ups.ru/fileadmin/files/company/future_plan/public_discussion/2023/final/50_Respublika_Krym_fin.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221002094843/https://www.vedomosti.ru/business/articles/2015/06/30/598584-tehnopromeksport-nashel-turbini-dlya-krimskih-elektrostantsii. Archived from the original on 02 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220608052428/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/631358. Archived from the original on 08 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709020207/https://rostec.ru/en/news/rostec-has-put-balaklava-and-tavricheskaya-tpps-into-operation-in-crimea/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Затаманчивое предложение". Коммерсантъ. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  11. "В оккупированном Севастополе беспилотник атаковал Балаклавскую ТЭС, там начался пожар". Фокус. 2022-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 "В Крыму запустили на полную мощность Балаклавскую и Таврическую ТЭС". Interfax.ru (in русский). 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  13. "Энергомост Кубань-Крым под особым контролем – глава Минэнерго РФ". ria.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "СХЕМА И ПРОГРАММА РАЗВИТИЯ ЭЛЕКТРОЭНЕРГЕТИЧЕСКИХ СИСТЕМ РОССИИ НА 2024–2029 ГОДЫ ЭНЕРГОСИСТЕМА РЕСПУБЛИКИ КРЫМ И Г. СЕВАСТОПОЛЯ" (PDF). SO UPS of Russia. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Затаманчивое предложение". Kommersant. February 6, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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