Grodnoenergo completes installation of controlled reactor at Ross substation for BelNPP integration into Belarus’ power system
MINSK, Jul 9 - PrimePress. Grodnoenergo state-run energy company has completed the installation of a 180 Megavolt-Ampere Reactive controlled shunt reactor at the 330 kV Ross substation (Grodno Oblast) as part of integration of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP, Astravyets District, Grodno Oblast) into the country’s power system, the company says in a report.<br> <br> “The shunt reactor control system manufactured by Energia-T JSC (Russia) makes it possible to automatically and manually load and unload the reactor in less than 1 second,” reads the report.<br> <br> This allows eliminating daily and seasonal voltage fluctuations in the power grid, optimizing its modes of operation in terms of stabilization of voltage levels, as well as reducing power losses during transportation and distribution, and increasing stability of the power system.<br> <br> Previously, such reactors were commissioned at the 330 kV Lida and Smorgon substations (Grodno Oblast).<br> <br> According to Energy Ministry’s estimates, integration of the BelNPP into the national energy system will require investment of around $700 million.<br> <br> 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 was put into commercial operation in June 10, 2021. According to decree No.447 of November 30, 2020, the second unit is expected to be put into operation in the first half of 2022. End<br> <br>
2021-07-09
Primepress
Grodnoenergo completes installation of controlled reactor at Ross substation for BelNPP integration into Belarus’ power system
“The shunt reactor control system manufactured by Energia-T JSC (Russia) makes it possible to automatically and manually load and unload the reactor in less than 1 second,” reads the report.
This allows eliminating daily and seasonal voltage fluctuations in the power grid, optimizing its modes of operation in terms of stabilization of voltage levels, as well as reducing power losses during transportation and distribution, and increasing stability of the power system.
Previously, such reactors were commissioned at the 330 kV Lida and Smorgon substations (Grodno Oblast).
According to Energy Ministry’s estimates, integration of the BelNPP into the national energy system will require investment of around $700 million.
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 was put into commercial operation in June 10, 2021. According to decree No.447 of November 30, 2020, the second unit is expected to be put into operation in the first half of 2022. End