Kirishi Power Station

Kirishi Power Station
Location of the Kirishi Power Station in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
Official name	Kirishskaya GRES
Country	Russia
Location	Kirishi
Coordinates	59°29′9″N 32°2′56″E / 59.48583°N 32.04889°ECoordinates: 59°29′9″N 32°2′56″E / 59.48583°N 32.04889°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1967
Owner(s)	OGK-6
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Secondary fuel	Fuel oil
Power generation
Units operational	1 x 800 MW 5 x 300 MW 2 x 60 MW 2 x 50 MW 2 x 40 MW
Make and model	LMZ, Siemens AG
Nameplate capacity	2,595 MW
Website www.ogk6.ru

Kirishi Power Station (Kirishskya GRES) is a thermal power station (GRES) at the town of Kirishi, Kirishsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The power plant is located adjacent to a larger Kirishi oil refinery.^[1] Installed electrical capacity of the power station reached 2,595 MW after completion of modernization program for unit 6 in 2011, which included installation of two gas turbines for this unit to utilize combined cycle with total increase of capacity 500 MW and efficiency 20%.^[2] The heating capacity is 1,234 Gcal/h.

Kirishskya GRES has two 320 metres (1,050 ft) tall flue gas stacks, they belong to the tallest chimneys at Russia.

References

1. (Russian) Модернизация конденсационной части Киришской ГРЭС на базе парогазовой технологии
2. (Russian) Энергоблок ПГУ-800 Киришской ГРЭС присоединен к электросетям для завершения ряда пуско-наладочных работ, ОГК-6, 25.07.2011