Ryazan Power Station

Ryazan Power Station
Ryazan Power Station
Country	Russia
Location	Novomichurinsk, Ryazan Oblast
Coordinates	54°02′04″N 39°46′39″E / 54.03444°N 39.77750°ECoordinates: 54°02′04″N 39°46′39″E / 54.03444°N 39.77750°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1971
Owner(s)	OGK-2
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Lignite; Natural gas
Power generation
Units operational	4 × 270 MW; 2 × 785 MW; 1 × 420 MW
Nameplate capacity	3,130 MW
External links
Website	www.ogk2.ru/rus/branch/ryazangres/
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The Ryazan Power Station (also called Novomichurinsk Power Station) is the fifth largest power station in Russia, with an installed capacity of 3,130 MW.^[1] The power station is located in Novomichurinsk of the Ryazan Oblast, Russia. Construction began in 1968 with the first unit going online in 1973. It mainly fires lignite from and Kansk-Achinsk coal basins.

The facility also houses one of the tallest chimneys in the world, topping out at 320 m (1,050 ft) in height and made from concrete. A second concrete chimney is only slightly lower, and two more chimneys 180 m (591 ft) in height are made from steel. Power is generated by four units of 300 MW, two units of 800 MW.^[2]^[3]^[4] 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, but in 1989 this project was cancelled and the plant was finished using traditional construction.