Zuevskaya power station

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Zuevskaya power station (Зуевская ТЭС, Зуївська ТЕС) is an operating power station of at least 1290-megawatts (MW) in Zuhres, Khartsyzk, Donetsk, Ukraine. It is also known as Zuivska power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zuevskaya power station	Zuhres, Khartsyzk, Donetsk, Ukraine	48.034804, 38.285213 (exact)

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, Unit 4: 48.034804, 38.285213

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	operating	coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil	325	subcritical	1982
Unit 2	operating	coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil	320	subcritical	1982
Unit 3	operating	coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil	320	subcritical	1986
Unit 4	operating	coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil	325	subcritical	1988

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Energy of Donbass [100%]	Energy of Donbass [100.0%]
Unit 2	Energy of Donbass [100%]	Energy of Donbass [100.0%]
Unit 3	Energy of Donbass [100%]	Energy of Donbass [100.0%]
Unit 4	Energy of Donbass [100%]	Energy of Donbass [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): Belorechenskaya coal mine, Yasinovskaya Glubokaya coal mine

Background

Zuevskaya power station is a four-unit power plant with a total capacity of 1,290 MW. The plant was completed between 1982 and 1988.

It was owned by DTEK Energy, which in turn is owned by SCM (System Capital Management) Limited. The power station has been in the area of Ukraine not controlled by the Ukrainian government since 2015. DTEK formally admitted it had lost control of the power station in 2017 and the power station was not mentioned in its 2020 Annual Report. The plant is now listed on the website of Energy of Donbass - the newly created energy company of the disputed Donetsk region - with installed capacity of 1,270MW but available capacity of 780MW (website retrieved in December 2022 and January 2024).

In October 2022, Energy of Donbass reported that they are conducting major repairs to restore Unit 3, which should be completed in early 2023.

A Russian government source from July 2023 stated that Unit 1 and Unit 4 were operating, the second unit was undergoing scheduled maintenance, and the third unit was undergoing major repairs. The two operating units produce about 380 MW. The electricity generated at the Zuevskaya power plant is distributed across cities and regions of the Donetsk People's Republic and partly of the Lugansk People's Republic. The company plans to modernize the plant taking into account high Russian standards.

Electricity generation in 2022 was 2,269 million kWh.

In early 2023 Russia media sources reported shelling of the station by Ukrainian side. Ukrainian media referred to this as fake news.

Fuel Supply

The station used coal as the main fuel with fuel oil and natural gas as the reserve fuel. The station had problems with the supply of bituminous coal (its design type of coal) when the military activity in the area started in 2014. The main supplier of coal to the plant was has been Belorechenskaya coal mine from the Lugansk region. In 2020 the plant transitioned to a mixture of bituminous coal and 'lean caking' coal from the Yasinovskaya-Glubokaya mine. According to media sources, as of April 2021, only two out of three units were operating, and the fourth unit was in reserve. Overall as of 2021 the station was only operating at 30% capacity due to supply issues of bituminous coal (Grade G).

Conversion to Gas Unclear

In December 2022, the Minister of Energy of the unrecognized Donetsk National Republic stated that the station has been running on gas for the second month already. The gas pipeline was built by Donbassgaz in 6 months' time. The station may use bituminous coal brought from Lugansk region as a back-up fuel in cold winter months. The units were therefore considered as converted to gas, as of December 2022 and June 2023.

However, two later sources referred to the plant as coal-fired. Therefore it appeared that full conversion to gas has not yet taken place.

In February 2024, it was reported that the Bilorichenska Coal Mine will be supplying coal to the power station.

In early 2024, the plant was not listed on the website of Energy of Donbass anymore.

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