Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery supplies first gas turbine for Novopolotsk Cogeneration Plant
<p> MINSK, May 19 - PrimePress. Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery (Sweden) has supplied the first gas turbine for the Novopolotsk Cogeneration Plant’s 100MW peak-reserve power source, Vitebskenergo said in a statement. </p> <p> </p> <p> The second gas turbine is due to arrive till the end of May. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, the comprehensive plan for development of the Belarusian electric power sector for the period to 2025 provides for the construction of peak-reserve power sources with gas turbines or gas piston units with a total capacity of 800 MW at four sites: Lukoml state district power plant – 150 MW; Novopolotsk thermal electric power station – 100 MW; Beryoza state district power plant – 250 MW; Minsk electric power station No.5 – 300 MW. The peak-reserve power sources are to be involved in case of emergency at the Belarusian NPP. The projects are financed from the Energy Ministry’s investment fund, energy supplying enterprises and from credits provided by Belarusian banks. The Belarusian Energy Ministry estimates the integration of the NPP into the country’s energy system at about $700 million. </p> <p> </p> <p> The government of Belarus by its Resolution No.582 of October 6, 2020 extended the terms of construction of peak-reserve power sources to cope with emergency situations at the Belarusian NPP for one year until 2022. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Oblast also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts. The AES-2006 Russian standard design of (generation 3+) was chosen for its construction. Rosatom’s division Atomstroyexport acts as the general contractor for the NPP construction. The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant RUE is the project customer and the future operator of the NPP. The ceremony of the official launch of the NPP took place in early November 2020. The first power unit of the NPP is expected to be put into commercial operation in 2021, the second power unit – in 2022. End </p>
2021-05-20
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Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery supplies first gas turbine for Novopolotsk Cogeneration Plant
MINSK, May 19 - PrimePress. Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery (Sweden) has supplied the first gas turbine for the Novopolotsk Cogeneration Plant’s 100MW peak-reserve power source, Vitebskenergo said in a statement.
The second gas turbine is due to arrive till the end of May.
As previously reported, the comprehensive plan for development of the Belarusian electric power sector for the period to 2025 provides for the construction of peak-reserve power sources with gas turbines or gas piston units with a total capacity of 800 MW at four sites: Lukoml state district power plant – 150 MW; Novopolotsk thermal electric power station – 100 MW; Beryoza state district power plant – 250 MW; Minsk electric power station No.5 – 300 MW. The peak-reserve power sources are to be involved in case of emergency at the Belarusian NPP. The projects are financed from the Energy Ministry’s investment fund, energy supplying enterprises and from credits provided by Belarusian banks. The Belarusian Energy Ministry estimates the integration of the NPP into the country’s energy system at about $700 million.
The government of Belarus by its Resolution No.582 of October 6, 2020 extended the terms of construction of peak-reserve power sources to cope with emergency situations at the Belarusian NPP for one year until 2022.
Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the Grodno Oblast also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts. The AES-2006 Russian standard design of (generation 3+) was chosen for its construction. Rosatom’s division Atomstroyexport acts as the general contractor for the NPP construction. The Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant RUE is the project customer and the future operator of the NPP. The ceremony of the official launch of the NPP took place in early November 2020. The first power unit of the NPP is expected to be put into commercial operation in 2021, the second power unit – in 2022. End