Leningrad Metal Works (Power Machines) completed the modernization of the Rybinsk HPP

23.11.2021       

At the Leningrad Metal Plant (part of the Power Machines company), a guide vane – the last node of the modernization project for the three hydroelectric units of the Rybinsk HPP.

The equipment manufactured for hydroelectric unit No. 5 has passed functional tests in the presence of the customer and is being prepared for shipment to the station.< /p>

The guide vane was made under the contract for the replacement of three units at the Rybinsk HPP. In the scope of obligations of Power Machines – development, production and supply of equipment for hydro turbines, hydro generators and auxiliary systems of hydro units, as well as their installation, testing and commissioning.

The new equipment has improved technical and energy characteristics, and is also highly reliable. Thanks to the use of modern and innovative design methods by the company's designers, the capacity of each hydroelectric unit will increase by 18% – from 55 MW to 65 MW. In addition, the turbine impellers have an environmentally friendly design with oil-free bushings, which eliminates the possibility of oil entering the water.