Vuhlehirska Power Station

Vuhlehirska power station
Location of Vuhlehirska Power Station
Official name Вуглегірська ТЕС
Country Ukraine
Location Svitlodarske, Donetsk Oblast
Coordinates 48°27′52″N 38°11′53″E / 48.46444°N 38.19806°E / 48.46444; 38.19806Coordinates: 48°27′52″N 38°11′53″E / 48.46444°N 38.19806°E / 48.46444; 38.19806
Status Operation suspended
Commission date 1972
Owner(s) Centrenergo
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal (4 power units)
Secondary fuel natural gas
Tertiary fuel Mazut
Power generation
Units operational 7
Nameplate capacity 3,600 MW
Website
Vuglegirska TPP

Vuhlehirska power station (also known as Vuhlehirska TES, Ukrainian: Вуглегірська ТЕС) is a coal-fueled thermal power station located in Svitlodarsk, Ukraine.

It consists of 7 units with a total power output of 3,600 MW and was put in service between 1972 and 1977.[1]

Vuhlehirska power station has a 320 metres (1,050 ft) tall flue gas stack, which is one of the tallest structures in Ukraine.

Since August 1995 the power station is operated by Centrenergo.[2]

On 29 March 2013, four power units of the station were destroyed as a result of a major fire in which one employee was killed and eight injured workers were hospitalized.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Углегорская ГРЭС // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.1376
  2. ↑ "One person killed, three injured in fire at Vuhlehirska Thermal Power Plant, says Emergencies Service". Interfax-Ukraine. 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  3. ↑ "Vuhlehirska TPP should be fully restored, says energy minister". Interfax-Ukraine. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-03-30.


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