Kirishi Power Station

Kirishi Power Station (Russian: Киришская ГРЭС) 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 2595 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.^{[citation needed]}

Kirishi Power Station
Location of the Kirishi Power Station in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
Official name	Киришская ГРЭС
Country	Russia
Location	Kirishi
Coordinates	59°29′9″N 32°2′56″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1961
Commission date	1967
Owner	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
External links
Website	www.ogk6.ru
Commons	Related media on Commons

Kirishskya GRES has two 320 metres (1,050 ft) tall flue gas stacks, they belong to the tallest chimneys at Russia.^{[citation needed]}

History

On 24 September 1960, the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union passed a resolution for the construction of Kirishi Oil Refinery and the power station. The construction began in 1961.^[3]

See also

• List of power stations in Russia