Vuhlehirska Power Station

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Vuhlehirska power station
Official name	Вуглегірська ТЕС
Country	Ukraine
Location	Svitlodarske, Donetsk Oblast
Coordinates	48°27′52″N 38°11′53″E / 48.46444°N 38.19806°E / 48.46444; 38.19806Coordinates: 48°27′52″N 38°11′53″E / 48.46444°N 38.19806°E / 48.46444; 38.19806
Status	Operation suspended
Commission date	1972
Owner(s)	Centrenergo[1]
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal (4 power units)
Secondary fuel	Natural gas
Tertiary fuel	Mazut
Power generation
Units operational	7
Nameplate capacity	3,600 MW
External links
Website	Vuglegirska TPP
Commons	Related media on Commons
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Vuhlehirska power station (also known as Vuhlehirska TES, Ukrainian: Вуглегірська ТЕС) is a coal-fueled thermal power station located in Svitlodarsk, Ukraine.

It consists of 7 units with a total power output of 3,600 MW and was put in service between 1972 and 1977.^[2]

Vuhlehirska power station has a 320 metres (1,050 ft) tall flue gas stack, which is one of the tallest structures in Ukraine.

Since August 1995 the power station is operated by Centrenergo.^[3]

On 29 March 2013, four power units of the station were destroyed as a result of a major fire in which one employee was killed and eight injured workers were hospitalized.^[4]

See also[]

• List of chimneys
• Battle of Svitlodarsk

References[]

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