Luhansk Power Station

Coordinates: 48°44′52.1″N 39°15′44.6″E / 48.747806°N 39.262389°E / 48.747806; 39.262389
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Luhansk power station
DTEK Skhidenergo
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational1 x 100 MW
3 x 175 MW
4 x 200 MW
Make and model
MW
External links
Websiteskhidenergo.com.ua/separate-units/dtek-luganskaya-tpp/
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Luhansk power station (Ukrainian: Луганська ТЕС, romanized: Luhanska TES, formerly Luhanskaya GRES) is a thermal power station north of Shchastia, near Luhansk, Ukraine. It was built between 1950 and 1956 and its first generator was connected to the grid on 30 September 1956. In 1957, 4 turbines and 7 boilers went in service. In 1958, it was completed.

Between 1979 and 2004, Luhansk power station was modernized. It consists today of 4 units with 200 MW, 3 units of 175 MW, and 1 unit of 100 MW. The generator building of Luhansk power station, which has 3 250 metres (820 ft) tall chimneys, is 672 metres (2,205 ft) long.

War in Donbas

On 3 September 2014, Ukrainian

separatist forces advanced.[1] On 17 September, part of the plant exploded due to combat in the zone, while firefighters couldn't act due to the fire and the mines planted.[2]

The plant suspended work on 21 February 2022, head of the

Russian separatist forces in Donbas.[3] The next day the plant was shelled again.[4]

The plant completely shut down due to shelling and was permanently damaged beyond repair.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Батальон "Айдар" заминировал ТЭС на Луганщине Ru.tsn.ua, 3 September 2014
  2. Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine
    , 17 September 2014
  3. ^ Luhansk TPP Suspends Work Due To Militants Shelling, Ukrainian News Agency 21 February 2022
  4. ^ "Горить Луганська ТЕС: передають, що обстріляли із "Градів"" (in Ukrainian). Радіо Свобода. 2022-02-22.
  5. ^ "Schastia as we had seen it before it was leveled to the ground. One day before Russia's invasion". Svoi.Global. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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