The Ryazan Power Station (also called Novomichurinsk Power Station) is the fifth largest power station in
Russia
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, with an installed capacity of 3,130
MW. The power station is located in
Novomichurinsk
Novomichurinsk (russian: Новомичу́ринск) is a town in Pronsky District of Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Pronya River south of Ryazan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History
It was founded in 1968 and ...
of the
Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast ( rus, Рязанская область, r=Ryazanskaya oblast, p=rʲɪˈzanskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the oblast's largest city.
Geo ...
,
Russia
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. Construction began in 1968 with the first unit going online in 1973. It mainly fires
lignite from
Moscow
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and
Kansk-Achinsk coal basins.
The facility also houses one of the tallest chimneys in the world, topping out at in height and made from concrete. A second concrete chimney is only slightly lower, and two more chimneys in height are made from steel. Power is generated by four units of 300 MW, two units of 800 MW.
Seventh unit (420 MW) is former GRES-24, situated nearby and joined into Ryazan Power Station in 2008. GRES-24 initially was built as first in the world power plant with
magnetohydrodynamic generator A magnetohydrodynamic generator (MHD generator) is a magnetohydrodynamic converter that transforms thermal energy and kinetic energy directly into electricity. An MHD generator, like a conventional generator, relies on moving a conductor through a m ...
, but in 1989 this project was cancelled and the plant was finished using traditional construction.
See also
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List of largest power stations in the world
This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear fuel, natural g ...
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List of power stations in Russia
The following page lists the power stations in Russia.
Renewable
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Pumped-storage hydroelectric
Solar photovoltaic
The following is a list of photovoltaic power stations in Russia:).
In addition there ar ...
References
External links
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Oil-fired power stations in Russia
Power stations built in the Soviet Union
Chimneys in Russia
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