PJSC "T Plus" acquires two combined-cycle plants of JSC "Power Machines"

20.05.2021       

"T Plus" disclosed the cost of projects of experimental power units on Russian medium-sized turbines that were selected under the modernization program. Based on the results of the competition, by April 2028, the energy company will install two turbines (range 65–80 MW) at Saratovskaya CHPP-1 (115 MW) and Permskaya CHPP-14 (105 MW). The total declared CAPEX of each project — about 10 billion rubles, said on May 19 the CEO of T Plus Andrew Wagner. At the same time, the cost of one turbine will be approximately 2.5-3 billion rubles, he noted.
The supplier of turbines for T Plus, according to Kommersant, will become Power Machines Alexey Mordashov
Mr. Wagner said that the company is in negotiations with Power Machines. He noted that the blocks after modernization will allow "to improve the summer economy"; Thermal power plant, where the main load now falls on the production of hot water.
Conditional fuel consumption will be 155-160 grams per 1 kWh. According to Andrei Vagner, the company is interested in building a dozen more such facilities, however, in order for them to pass the competition under the program for the modernization of old thermal power plants, CAPEX must be reduced by 2–2.5 times.
The selection of projects with the installation of localized gas turbines of medium and large capacity was excluded from the main competition of the program for the modernization of old thermal power plants due to the high cost of facilities. The quota was 1.6 GW. Two turbines with a capacity of 65 & ndash; 80 MW, three — with a capacity of 100 & ndash; 130 MW and four — 150–190 MW. At "Inter RAO" won the Kashirskaya GRES modernization project with the installation of four gas turbines with a total capacity of 896.4 MW by January 2028. According to “Kommersant”, «Inter RAO» can use Power Machines turbines. OGK-2, part of Gazprom Energoholding (manages the energy assets of Gazprom), By July 1, 2027, it will install GTD-110M gas turbines of the United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec) at Novocherkasskaya GRES (2.258 GW). further Kommersant