Chelyabinsk State District Power Plant was built during the era of the country's electrification and became the last in the chain of stations of the GOELRO plan. After its launch, the power plant was planned to be used for heating the city and the work of several small enterprises. But thanks to the available available energy, Chelyabinsk and the region began their rapid development.
History
Chelyabinsk State District Power Plant was the last, twenty-seventh station, which was built according to the GOELRO plan. The project was developed in 1923, it envisaged the construction of a station with two turbines, each of which had a capacity of 5000 kW, and the equipment of the Shaturskaya GRES was also involved. Construction was started in 1927, the planned design capacity is 150 MW. The station was laid on the first ten-year anniversary of the October Revolution, namely on November 6, 1927.
The first generator gave industrial current in 1930, on September 15, two years later the Chelyabinsk state district power station supplied 100 MW, the design mark was reached in 1935. It was planned to direct the received electricity to industrial facilities located in Kyshtym, Karabash, Zlatoust.
Development of Chelyabinsk and the region
The state district power station in the Chelyabinsk region after the launch served as an impetus to the development of industry in the region. It was the first powerful power station in the Southern Urals. The first plans for the development of the region included the construction of a silicate brick factory and a weaving mill. These modest plans to use the obtained capacities were revised in connection with the idea of the country's industrialization.
Chelyabinsk State District Power Plant opened the era of construction of enterprises of sectoral significance. In a short time, several large complexes were launched - a tractor plant, a metallurgical plant, a ferroalloy plant, a paint and varnish plant, a grinding plant, zinc and other enterprises of the city and the region.
The work of the station solved an important problem - the efficient utilization of low-grade Ural coal. In 1930, several power plants, including the Chelyabinsk State District Power Plant, were combined into a single system - Uralenergo. The station joined the Sverdlovsk line in 1931 through the Kyshtym-Ufaley power substation. After five years of operation of the station, the capacity was 121 MW; by 1936, the design indicators of 150 MW were achieved.
Stable work
During the war of 1941-1945, the Chelyabinsk state district power station uninterruptedly supplied electricity to defense enterprises of the city and the region. For the successful fulfillment of the tasks, the ChGRES was awarded the Order of Lenin.
At the turn of the 50-60s, the Chelyabinsk Power Plant, one of the first in the Urals, was reconstructed. As a result of the modernization, it became possible to generate heat and electricity. The last modernization of this period concerned the conversion of a power plant from coal to gas, and since 1963, natural gas has been used as fuel for uninterrupted operation.
Tipping 90s
In 1993, Chelyabenergo changed its legal status and became a joint-stock company - Chelyabenergo OJSC. After several years, in 2005, within the framework of the national reform plan in the energy sector, the structure of Chelyabinsk OJSC was separated from the open joint-stock company Chelyabenergo generating company ”, of which the Chelyabinsk state district power station became a part. In the course of further reform, the company Fortum OJSC was formed, combining Chelyabinsk Generating Company and Tyumen Regional Generating Company.
Modernization
In 2007, the out-of-date power equipment operating since 1931 was replaced at the ChGRES. The old Metropolitan Vickers turbine was replaced with domestic equipment manufactured at the Kaluga Turbine Plant. The next stage of modernization began in 2012 with the construction of two new power units, the electric power of each of which is 247.5 MW, and the thermal capacity is 150 Gcal / h. The second launch of the BSEC took place on October 18, 2016.
After the work, the station retained the ability to generate heat and electricity. Thermal power is 700 Gcal / h, electric - 494 MVat. The design efficiency of the CCGT station is 52%, which is significantly higher than standard indicators (about 35%).
State District Power Station in Troitsk
Troitskaya State District Power Plant (Chelyabinsk Region) is located in the city from which it received its name. The station was built in 1960, today it is part of the OGK-2 enterprise. During the operation period, two waves of modernization were carried out.
The first one took place in the period 2008-2012. In the course of work, the treatment equipment was replaced. In 2013-2014, power units No. 8 and 9 were replaced, a new power unit No. 10 was built. Today, the electrical capacity of Troitsk State District Power Station is 1,400 MW, and the thermal capacity is 515 Gcal / h. The total number of station personnel is 1,154 people. Coal is used as fuel; kindling is carried out using fuel oil. The station is a city-forming enterprise, around which the village of GRES (Chelyabinsk region) is located.
GRES Village
The village of state district power station (Troitsk, Chelyabinsk region) was built in 1954. It was at this time that the first work on the construction of a hydroelectric power station took place. In 2014, the 60th anniversary of the village was solemnly celebrated. The bulk of its residents work at the Trinity State District Power Station, near which it arose. Today, about 11 thousand people live here. The general condition of the housing stock and communications is thoroughly worn out, but in the coming years no one plans to carry out restoration and overhaul repairs at the infrastructure facility. Currently, the administration of the Troitsk State District Power Station is trying to transfer the village to the balance of the city of Troitsk.