Urengoyskaya SDPP

Location:

Limbyayakha, Novy Urengoy, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Tyumen Region

Commissioned in:

August 28, 1987

Installed power
generation capacity:

529,7 MW

Installed heat
capacity:

310 Gcal/h

Main fuel:

natural gas

Reserve fuel:

fuel oil

Urengoyskaya SDPP operates in harsh environmental conditions and permafrost. It is the first stationary thermal power plant in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area. In January, 2007, Urengoyskaya SDPP started selling electricity in the New Wholesale Electricity Market (NWEM). Urengoyskaya SDPP provides electricity to Yamal businesses and delivers heat to residential communities of Limbyayakha.

Urengoyskaya SDPP was built between 1984 and 1987. In 1990 and 1992, two phases of pilot-backup CHPP were added to the plant. They were launched in August, 1990, and December, 1991, respectively. By 1992, the power plant was working at full capacity. Construction of Urengoyskaya SDPP was put on hold in 1994 and resumed only in 2007. Construction of a new power generation unit started in 2008.

The first PGU-450 unit was commissioned on November 5, 2012. The new unit meets the latest environmental safety and power efficiency standards. It uses a combination of gas and steam turbine units in a combined cycle to produce additional heat and electricity thus increasing the overall energy efficiency. The new unit works with up to 50.6% efficiency, saving up to 20-25% of fuel compared to conventional steam power plants. Its launch was a major step forward for Urengoyskaya SDPP and the whole energy industry of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.

Tyumen Region

Tyumen Region including Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area is a part of Ural Federal District. With a population of 3.45 million, it is the 10th most populous region of Russia. Tyumen Region is the larger industrial producer in Russia. Energy industry is the largest sector of its economy with 86% share. Tyumen Region produces and processes a significant share of Russian oil and gas. It has a well-developed energy industry, with some of the largest power plants in Russia fueled by associated gas and providing energy to oil and gas industry of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. Tyumen Region has very harsh environmental conditions, with 40% of its territory located in the Extreme North in arctic or subarctic climate zones. Only 3% of its territory are suitable for agriculture.

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