Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station

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Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station
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The GRES-2 Power Plant in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan
Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station
CountryKazakhstan
LocationEkibastuz
Coordinates 52°1′26.3″N75°28′34.5″E / 52.023972°N 75.476250°E / 52.023972; 75.476250 (GRES-2 Power Plant)
Commission date 1987
Owner(s) Inter RAO UES (50%)
Government of Kazakhstan (50%)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational2 × 500 MWe
Nameplate capacity
  • 1,000 MW
External links
Website www.gres2.kz
Commons Related media on Commons

The GRES-2 Power Station (or Power Station Ekibastuz) is a coal-fueled power generating station in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan. It is located close to Solnechny, by lake Shandaksor. The ashes of the station are dumped into nearby lake Karasor. [1]

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Description

GRES-2, commissioned in 1987, has an installed capacity of 1,000 MWe and has the world's tallest flue-gas stack at 419.7 metres (1,377 ft) tall. The reinforced concrete chimney is about 40 m (130 ft) taller than the Inco Superstack in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is the tallest chimney ever built.[ citation needed ]

The power station is the start of the Powerline Ekibastuz–Kokshetau and uses a transmission voltage of 1,150 kVAC, the highest transmission voltage in the world. The extension of this line to Chelyabinsk in Russia is also designed for 1,150 kV, but it currently operates at only 500 kV. About 3/4 of the energy produced by GRES-2 was[ when? ] exported to Russia.

Fifty percent of GRES-2 shares are owned by Inter RAO UES, and fifty percent by Kazakhstan's government.[ citation needed ]

Individual units

The planned capacity of 4,000 MWe is to be provided by eight equal units, 500 MWe each.

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Records
Preceded by
Inco Superstack
380 m (1,250 ft)
World's tallest chimney
1987–present
Incumbent