Krasnoyarsk GRES-2 power station

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{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Russiacoal}}Krasnoyarsk GRES-2 power station is a 1,270-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Krasnoyarsk territory, Russia.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant, which is near Zelenogorsk town, Krasnoyarsk territory.

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Background on Plant

The nine-unit, 1,270-MW coal-fired Krasnoyarsk GRES-2 power station is owned by Gazprom. The plant’s nine units were brought online between 1961 and 1983.[1][2][3]

Plant Details

  • Sponsor: OGK-2
  • Parent company: Gazprom
  • Location: Zelenogorsk town, Krasnoyarsk territory, Russia
  • Coordinates: 56.149733, 94.481742 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Gross capacity: 1,270 MW
  • Type: Subcritical
  • In service: 1961-64 (Units 1-4); 1976-83 (Units 5-9)
  • Coal type: Lignite
  • Coal source:
  • Source of financing:

Articles and resources

References

  1. Global Power Plant Database, World Resources Institute, Version 1.0.0, April 2018.
  2. Krasnoyarskayay GRES-2 Coal Power Plant Russia, Global Energy Observatory, accessed June 2018.
  3. Красноярская ГРЭС-2, Wikipedia (Russian), accessed June 2018.

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