The Lukoml Power Station (Lukoml
GRES, Lukomlskaya GRES, Lukomlskaya DRES, ) is a
natural gas
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-fired
thermal power station
A thermal power station, also known as a thermal power plant, is a type of power station in which the heat energy generated from various fuel sources (e.g., coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, etc.) is converted to electrical energy. The heat ...
located in
Novolukoml,
Vitsebsk Voblast,
Belarus
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. It is operated by
Belenergo.
Construction of the power station started in 1964. It was built in two stages. In the first stage, four double-boiler single-turbine units, each of 300 MW capacity, were commissioned in December 1969–September 1971. In the second stage, four single-boiler single-turbine units, each of 300 MW capacity, were added in December 1972–August 1974.
[
] In the 2000s, the generation units were upgraded by 10%, increasing the installed capacity up to 2,640 MW.
The three
flue gas stack
A flue-gas stack, also known as a smoke stack, chimney stack or simply as a stack, is a type of chimney, a vertical pipe, channel or similar structure through which flue gases are exhausted to the outside air. Flue gases are produced when coal, oi ...
s, which serve also as electricity pylons for the outgoing power lines, are tall and were built in 1969–1973.
Gallery
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References
External links
* Soviet military ma
N-35-47(1:100,000)
Buildings and structures in Vitebsk region
Natural gas-fired power stations in Belarus
Power stations built in the Soviet Union
Chashniki district
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