Trypilska power station
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Trypilska power station (Трипільська ТЭС, Трипольская ТЭС) is an operating power station of at least 1225-megawatts (MW) in Ukrainka, Obukhiv, Kyiv, Ukraine with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Trypilska power station | Ukrainka, Obukhiv, Kyiv, Ukraine | 50.133377, 30.74667 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 6: 50.133377, 30.74667
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil | 300 | subcritical | – | 1969 | – |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil | 325 | subcritical | – | 1970 | – |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil | 300 | subcritical | – | 1970 | – |
| Unit 4 | operating | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil | 300 | subcritical | – | 1970 | – |
| Unit 5 | retired | coal - anthracite | 300 | subcritical | – | 1972 | – |
| Unit 5 | mothballed[1][2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4][5][6] | 300[4][3][7] | steam turbine[3] | – | 1971[4] | – |
| Unit 6 | retired | coal - anthracite | 300 | subcritical | – | 1972 | – |
| Unit 6 | mothballed[1][2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4][5][6] | 300[4][3][7] | steam turbine[3] | – | 1972[4] | – |
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 | Centrenergo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Centrenergo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Centrenergo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Centrenergo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Centrenergo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Centerenergo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Centrenergo PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Centerenergo PJSC [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Donetsk mine
Background
The Trypilska power station is owned by Centrenergo which in turn is controlled by the State Property Fund of Ukraine.[8][9] There were plans to privatize the company, but observers were sceptical that the sale would be successful, given that Centrenergo frequently operates at a loss, and that a previous privatization effort in 2019 only attracted a single bidder.[10][11][12]
Trypilska power station is a six-unit power plant with a total capacity of 1,825 MW. Units 1-4 burn coal for fuel and Units 5-6 burn gas. The plant was completed between 1969 and 1972. It is the largest in the Kyiv region.
Operation of Unit No. 1 commenced in 1969. Operation of 4 coal-fired plants (Units No.1 to 4) and 2 gas-fired plants (Units No.5 and 6) then commenced sequentially in the period from 1969 to 1972. A supercritical plant with a unit capacity of 300 MW and a total installed capacity of 6 x 300 MW is utilized for this power plant (Note that Unit No. 2 has been already modified and modernized, with its output capacity being increased from 300 MW to the current value of 325 MW). Coal-fired plants using domestic anthracite obtained from the Donbass Region, eastern Ukraine, have been continuing to suffer from an insufficient supply of coal for power generation due to the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine.[13]
Historically, the gas-fired Units No. 5 and No. 6 gas-fired plants were rarely operated because of high fuel costs; they were preserved as standby units for emergency use.[13] The capacity of Unit 2 had been increased to 325 MW.[13]
As of February 2022 (but prior to Russia's invasion), one source reported that only 2 units at the power station were operating, one was mothballed and three didn't have sufficient fuel.[14] It was not clear which units those were.
Fuel supply
The main fuel for the plant has been Donetsk anthracite coal supplied via railway. The backup fuel has been gas and fuel-oil.[15] In April 2021, the power station announced plans to convert Unit 1 to run on grade G and DG coal, which is mined in Ukraine, rather than anthracite coal mined in the occupied region of Donbass.[16] In late 2021, due to unavailability of coal supplies, the Trypilska power station was forced to run exclusively on natural gas.[17] However Centrenergo rejected these claims stating that the plant was using coal from the Lviv coal basin.[18]
More on the fuel supply during the war is in the paragraph below.
War in Ukraine
In February 2022, there was an explosion at the power station after a missile hit the coal warehouse. The equipment and facilities were not damaged. According to the press service of Ukrenergo, in February 2022 the power plant was still operating, a high-voltage power line was damaged next to it, but the transmission of electricity continued.[19] In March 2022, continued shelling of the station was reported.[20]
On October 25, 2022, Naftogaz of Ukraine ordered Kyivoblgaz to stop supplying gas to the Trypilska TPP due to accumulated debts, among other reasons.[21] The cessation of gas supply would not, as Naftogaz claimed, lead to the shutdown of the plant as it can also run on fuel oil and coal.[21] The order of Naftogaz to shut off gas to the Trypilska TPP was stopped.[22] As of November 15, 2022, the situation has not been resolved, the Trypilska power station was blocked on the platform of the Gas Transmission Operator of Ukraine.[21] The power station continued to receive gas from the Gas Transmission Operator of Ukraine illegally, as the former head of the GTS claimed.[22] As of March, 2023, Centrenergo's power stations were coal-fired and natural gas was hardly used. But as the state-owned coal mines provide less than 50% of the company's coal requirements and due to limited storage reserves and a number of external factors, natural gas may again be needed as the main fuel.[23]
On December 6, 2022 the plant was damaged in missile attacks.[24] The power station appeared to resume operations on December 27, 2022.[23] Repairs were still ongoing as of March 2023.[23] As of June 2023 the plant appeared to be operational in some capacity. In August 2023, planned repair and restoration work was underway at the power station to address the aftermath of missile attacks by the Russian Federation on industrial sites.[25]
In August 2023, reports indicated that Centrenergo had successfully completed 100% of the work to enhance the Trypilska station's defense against potential threats, including protection from rocket fragments, indirect UAV attacks, and other forms of damage. This was achieved by installing artificial protective structures around critical elements of the plant's facilities. The company was actively increasing its coal stockpiles in the plant's warehouses and was on track to meet the targets set by the Ministry of Energy by October 2023. Centrenergo continued to rely on the state-owned enterprise "Ukrvugilya" as its primary coal supplier. Additionally, it was planned to simultaneously use gas for the production of electricity with the supply guaranteed by GK Naftogaz Trading LLC until the end of the heating season and to resume the use of domestic fuel oil to reduce the costs.[25]
In April 2024, the power stations was destroyed by a Russian missile attack. According to Centrenergo, 100% of the generation assets had been lost.[26]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://interfax.com.ua/news/economic/929622.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Под Киевом уничтожена самая мощная действующая электростанция в регионе". РБК. 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221025072643/http://www.centrenergo.com/subdivision/tripil-s-ka-tes/. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210427235111/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/1000026417.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220523120554/http://www.centrenergo.com/characteristic/. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220611220658/http://ceti-nasu.org.ua/upload/iblock/de7/de76d4cc6f90b98550e7614f65644fac.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.ccktm.com/index.php?route=product/facility/info&facility_id=46.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Activity". centrenergo.com. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Shareholders". www.centrenergo.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ Більшовик продали. Але насилу. Чому велика приватизація проходить в Україні з такою натяжкою, Liga, Jan. 19, 2022
- ↑ "After long battle, Ukraine plans to privatise power producer Centrenergo next year". returers.com. May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "PJSC "Centrenergo" Large Privatization". privatization.gov.ua. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Information Collection and Verification Survey for Ukraine Energy Sector, Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA, May 2016
- ↑ "Сколько энергоблоков теплоэлектростанций Украины запущены в работу". https://ru.slovoidilo.ua/. February 21, 2022.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Trypilska TPP," Centrenergo, accessed April 2016
- ↑ Трипільська ТЕС за 39 мільйонів переведе блок з антрациту від терористів на українське вугілля, Our Money, Apr. 15, 2021
- ↑ Трипільська ТЕС замінила вугілля газом, FBC, October 2021
- ↑ ""Центрэнерго" опровергло информацию о работе Трипольской ТЭС на газе и шламе". reform.energy. October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "На Трипольской ТЭС произошел взрыв, оккупанты захватили Каховскую ГЭС – Минэнерго". Liga.Biznes. Feb 24, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ↑ "«Из-за обстрелов мы потеряли Луганскую ТЭЦ, Ахтырская — полностью разбита» — Герман Галущенко". Mind.ua. March 28, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 ФОМЕНКО, ЛІЛІЯ (2022-11-15). "Між боргами та обстрілами. Що відбувається на Трипільській ТЕС". vesti.ua.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 22.0 22.1 Чигирь, Сергей. "ТРИПОЛЬСКАЯ ТЭС НЕСАНКЦИОНИРОВАННО ОТБИРАЕТ ГАЗ ИЗ ГТС УКРАИНЫ — МАКОГОН". kosatka.media.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "Генеральный директор "Центрэнерго" Владимир Егоров: При текущих ценах на электрическую энергию мы вынуждены работать себе в убыток — Delo.ua". delo.ua (in русский). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ↑ "Стало известно о поражении крупнейшей ТЭС в Киевской области". lenta.ru. December 6, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Trypilska and Zmiivska TPPs are equipped with 100% and 70% physical protection against shelling, respectively". Interfax Ukraine. August 18, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Под Киевом уничтожена самая мощная действующая электростанция в регионе". www.rbc.ru. April 11, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
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