Thermal Power Plant 27 Severnaya () is a

combined heat and power plant Cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) is the use of a heat engine or power station to generate electricity and useful heat at the same time. Cogeneration is a more efficient use of fuel or heat, because otherwise- wasted heat from elec ...

located in the village of Chelobityevo in

Mytishchinsky District Mytishchinsky District () is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #198/2004-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast just north of the federal city of Moscow. The ...

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, Russia. It is owned and operated by

Mosenergo Mosenergo (Мосэнерго, also known as TGK-3;) is a Russian power-generating company operating on fossil fuel and thermal generation. In addition to electric power, it also generates and sells heat for consumers in Moscow and the Moscow Ob ...

. It provides heat and power to

Mytishchi Mytishchi ( rus, Мыти́щи, p=mɨˈtʲiɕːɪ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Mytishchinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which lies 19 km northeast of Russia's capital Moscow o ...

, as well as to

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and

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s of

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. The decision to build the power plant was taken in 1980s. However, due to opposition of the local population the construction was postponed. The first unit became operational in 1996 and the second unit in 1998. The third unit was added in 2007 and the fourth unit in 2008.

2019 incident

On July 11, 2019, a major fire broke out at the power station. According to eyewitnesses and video footage, the fire was caused by an explosion, and the flames were said to be close to 50 meters tall.

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Thermal Power Plant 27
at the

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