Vorkutinskaya-2 power station
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Vorkutinskaya-2 power station (Воркутинская-2 ТЭЦ) is an operating power station of at least 110-megawatts (MW) in Severny, Vorkuta, Komi, Russia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Vorkutinskaya-2 power station | Severny, Vorkuta, Komi, Russia | 67.610818, 64.083633 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7: 67.610818, 64.083633
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 35 | subcritical | yes | 1955 | 2021 |
| Unit 5, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 50 | subcritical | yes[1] | 1975 | 2021 |
| Unit 5, timepoint 2 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3][4][5] | 50[6][1][7] | steam turbine[1] | yes[1] | 2021[1] | – |
| Unit 6, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 60 | subcritical | yes[1] | 1992 | 2021 |
| Unit 6, timepoint 2 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3][4][5] | 60[1][7] | steam turbine[1] | yes[1] | 2021[1] | – |
| Unit 7 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 47 | subcritical | yes[1] | 1992 | 2021 |
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 | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | T Plus Group PJSC [100%] | T Plus Group PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 5, timepoint 1 | T Plus Group PJSC [100%] | T Plus Group PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 5, timepoint 2 | T Plus Group PJSC [100%] | T Plus Group PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 6, timepoint 1 | T Plus Group PJSC [100%] | T Plus Group PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 6, timepoint 2 | T Plus Group PJSC [100%] | T Plus Group PJSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | T Plus Group PJSC [100%] | T Plus Group PJSC [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 5: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2021.
Unit 6: Converted from coal to fossil gas in 2021.
Background
The 270-MW Vorkutinskaya-2 power station is owned by TPlus Group, which is part of the Renova Group. The plant was previously part of TGC-9 and later of Volzhskaya TGC. TPlus is the successor Volzhskaya TGC, which consolidated TGC-5, TGC-6, TGC-9 and Orenburgskaya TGC in 2014. In 2015, at the shareholders meeting, it was decided to change the name of the combined company to TPlus.[8]
The plant was constructed in three phases: Phase 1 began operating in 1955; Phase 2 was constructed between 1963 and 1967; and Phase 3 was constructed between 1973 and 1975.[9][10] Phase 1 consists of turbine units 1 & 2 with 35 MW and 28 MW of capacity, respectively; Phase 2 consists of turbine units 3, 4, and 5, with 25, 25, and 50 MW of capacity; and Phase 3 consists of turbine units 6 and 7, with capacity of 60 and 47 MW.[11] Unit 7 has capacity ranging from 47 to 55 MW, and is listed differently in different sources.[9][11] The 7 turbine units are powered by 9 boiler units, which originally ran on coal.[12] The station appears to use a cross-link system for flows of water and steam from the boilers to the turbines.
Coal-to-gas conversion
In February 2019 Renova's subsidiary T Plus Group announced that the plant would be converted to gas.[13] In May 2019 Tass reported that the conversion would occur in 2020.[14] In February 2020 Gazprom completed a gas distribution point (GRP) at the plant and was building a gas pipeline branch and distribution station.[15] In September 2020 it was reported that the gas conversion would occur in 2021.[16] In May of 2021 reports state full gasification will be complete by September 2021.[17] In August 2021 the station's hot water boiler house was converted from coal to gas power.[18] The plant fully switched over to gas in December 2021. The gasification of the power station cost 1.2 billion roubles (approximately US$15.7 million).[19][20]
In 2023 it was reported that the plant would also stop considering coal as a reserve fuel. Instead, a project will implemented to expand the capacity of the plant to use heavy fuel oil as a reserve fuel in case of issues with the gas supply.[21]
Global Energy Monitor's Global Gas Plant Tracker only includes units of 50MW and higher. Therefore the power station's Unit 1 (35MW) and Unit 7 (47MW) show up only as 'retired' coal units, although they actually continue to operate on gas.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20211027120211/https://www.tplusgroup.ru/org/komi/organization/vorkutinskie-chp/. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://energybase.ru/news/companies/t-plus-has-completed-transfer-of-its-energy-sources-in-vorkuta-to-gas-2021-12-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220427180455/https://www.bnkomi.ru/data/news/106437/. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://energybase.ru/news/companies/vorkutaugol-announces-termination-of-energy-coal-production-2021-06-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210830225303/https://www.finanz.ru/novosti/aktsii/podacha-gaza-na-tec-2-vorkuty-planiruetsya-v-iyule-t-plyus-1030455136. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220708155927/https://bbgl.ru/news/9231. Archived from the original on 08 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 nan
- ↑ "Т Плюс". Wikipedia. Retrieved November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Воркутинская ТЭЦ-2, T Plus Group, accessed January 2022
- ↑ Воркутинская ТЭЦ-2, Wikipedia (Russian), accessed June 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Воркутинская ТЭЦ-2, Tesiases.ru, Accessed January 2022
- ↑ На Воркутинской ТЭЦ-2 восстанавливают вышедший из строя котел, Komi Online, June 8, 2016
- ↑ Воркутинскую ТЭЦ-2 переводят на газ. Компания Т Плюс вложит 1 млрд руб, Neftegaz, Feb. 5, 2019
- ↑ "Т Плюс" проработает проект перевода на газ Интинской ТЭЦ в Коми, Tass, May 16, 2019
- ↑ Воркутинские ТЭЦ в ответственный момент возглавил О. Лырин, Neftegaz, Feb. 26, 2020
- ↑ "Т Плюс" вложит в модернизацию воркутинской ТЭЦ-2 более 1 млрд рублей, Tass, Sep. 9, 2020
- ↑ Подача газа на ТЭЦ-2 Воркуты планируется в июле - «Т Плюс», Finanz.ru, May 21, 2021
- ↑ Воркутинские ТЭЦ впервые в истории города начали отопительный сезон на природном газе, bnkomi.ru, Aug. 27, 2021
- ↑ Т Плюс завершила перевод своих энергоисточников в Воркуте на газ, EnergyBase.ru, Dec. 20, 2021
- ↑ Новая страница в жизни Воркуты: ЦВК и ТЭЦ-2 полностью перешли на газ, Komi Republic, Accessed January 2022
- ↑ "Воркутинская ТЭЦ-2 полностью откажется от сжигания каменного угля". novostienergetiki.ru. March 2023.
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Additional data
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