Birobidzhanskaya power station

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Birobidzhanskaya power station is a coal-fired power plant in the Jewish Autonomous Region of Russia.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Birobidzhan, Russia.

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Background on Plant

The plant's electrical capacity is not listed by its owner RusHydro. Its boilers' thermal capacity is 338 Gcal/hour.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: JSC Far Eastern Generating Company (JSC FEGC)
• Parent company: RusHydro
• Location: Birobidzhan, Russia
• Coordinates: 48.80041, 132.909425 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: unknown
• Type:
• In service: 1958
• Coal type:
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:

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