Perm GRES power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Russiacoal}}Perm GRES power station is a 2,400-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired power plant in Perm territory, Russia.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant, which is near Dobryanka town, Dobryansky district, Perm territory.

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Background on Plant

The three-unit, 2,400-MW, gas-fired Perm GRES power station was built in 1986-90. The plant was taken over by OGK-1 in 2005, which was subsumed into Inter RAO in 2012.

At 330 meters, the plant's two stacks are (according to Wikipedia) apparently tied with those of several other plants as the 14th-tallest chimneys in the world.

Description of Expansion

Plans exist to expand the plant by an additional three 800-MW units, for a total of 4,800 MW. In March 2013, Inter RAO began construction on the 800-MW, gas-fired Unit 4, with the E4 Group managing construction and Siemens supplying the boiler. Construction on Unit 4 is expected to be completed in December 2015.

Platts lists a 410-MW coal-fired Unit 5 as a proposed project at the site. Inter RAO's 2012 annual report has no mention of a coal-fired unit at Perm GRES, nor does its website or that of OGK-1. It is unclear whether this project is still active. The project appears to be abandoned.

Project Details for Unit 5 Expansion

• Sponsor: Inter RAO UES
• Parent company:
• Location: Dobryanka town, Dobryansky district, Perm territory, Russia
• Coordinates: 58.49669, 56.34637 (exact)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross Capacity: 410 MW
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