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==Background on Plant==
 
==Background on Plant==
The plant was originally owned and operated by the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill, which closed in 2013,<ref>[https://tass.ru/sibir-news/1141614 ТЭЦ Байкальского ЦБК выставят на торги повторно], Tass, Apr. 23, 2014</ref> after which it was turned over to the town of Biakalsk.<ref name=komm>[https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3804237 Байкальскую ТЭЦ затопят опилками], Kommersant, Nov. 11, 2018</ref> In November 2018 it was announced that the plant would be converted to run on wood biofuel by August 2021.<ref name=komm/>
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The plant was originally owned and operated by the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill, which closed in 2013,<ref>[https://tass.ru/sibir-news/1141614 ТЭЦ Байкальского ЦБК выставят на торги повторно], Tass, Apr. 23, 2014</ref> after which it was turned over to the town of Biakalsk.<ref name=komm>[https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3804237 Байкальскую ТЭЦ затопят опилками], Kommersant, Nov. 11, 2018</ref> In November 2018 it was announced that the plant would be converted to run on wood biofuel by August 2021.<ref name=komm/> In November 2019 the mayor of Biakalsk stated that construction of the new plant would begin in August 2020 and would be complete in 2023.<ref>[https://babr24.com/irk/?IDE=195090 В Байкальске появится экокотельная вместо старой ТЭЦ?], babr24.com, Nov. 25, 2019</ref>
  
 
==Plant Details==  
 
==Plant Details==  

Revision as of 16:37, 20 December 2019

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Russiacoal}}Baikal power station is a 49-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Biakalsk, Irkutsk, Russia.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant, which is in Biakalsk, Irkustk, Russia.

Background on Plant

The plant was originally owned and operated by the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill, which closed in 2013,[1] after which it was turned over to the town of Biakalsk.[2] In November 2018 it was announced that the plant would be converted to run on wood biofuel by August 2021.[2] In November 2019 the mayor of Biakalsk stated that construction of the new plant would begin in August 2020 and would be complete in 2023.[3]

Plant Details

  • Sponsor: Municipality of Biakalsk
  • Parent company: Municipality of Biakalsk
  • Location: Biakalsk, Irkutsk, Russia
  • Coordinates: 51.5152411, 104.1804701 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Gross capacity: 49 MW
  • Type: Subcritical
  • In service: 1965
  • Coal type:
  • Coal source:
  • Source of financing:

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