Burshtyn Thermal Power Plant - located near the city of Burshtyn ( Ivano-Frankivsk region ) at the intersection of power lines connecting Ukraine with Hungary , Romania , and Slovakia .
| Burshtyn TPP | |
|---|---|
| Burshtyn Thermal Power Station | |
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| A country |  Ukraine |
| Location | Ivano-Frankivsk region , Burshtyn |
| Owner | PJSC "DTEK Zakhidenergo" (Ukrainian) |
| Commissioning | May 1965 [1] |
| Main characteristics | |
| Electric power, MW | 2400 MW (project) 2334 MW (fact.) [2] |
| Thermal power | 177.8 Gcal / hour |
| Equipment specifications | |
| Primary fuel | coal , fuel oil , gas |
| Boiler units | 4 × TP-100, 8 × TP-100A |
| Number of power units | 12 × 200 MW (3 × 185 MW, 7 × 195 MW, 1 × 206 MW, 1 × 208 MW) |
| Number and brand of turbines | 12 × K-200-130-3 |
| Number and brand of generators | 12 × TGV-200-2MU3 |
| On the map | |
Installed capacity - 2334 MW.
The main technological fuel is coal from Ukrainian coal basins, the auxiliary fuel is natural gas and fuel oil. All fuel boilers are equipped with combined gas and oil burners.
12 power units (with a capacity of 200 MW each) were commissioned in 1965-1969. Due to its favorable geographical location, even now 2-3 power units are constantly working for export.
Since 1995, the Burshtyn TPP has been part of PJSC DTEK Zakhidenergo (in Ukrainian) .
Starting July 1, 2002, the Burshtyn TPP is separated from the unified energy system of Ukraine and operates as part of the “Burshtyn Island” and in parallel with the unified energy system of European countries ( ENTSO-E ). Work within the framework of the “island” requires loading up to 9 power units of the station, whereas previously no more than 6 power units operated at the station. Joining ENTSO-E has opened up opportunities for increasing the export of electricity from Ukraine, but the operating mode of the power station in Burshtyn Island has an extremely negative effect on the condition of the equipment, since it requires shunting of the station — frequent start-up and shutdown of units. Due to this mode, the accident rate has significantly increased.
On July 28, 2003, the Burshtyn TPP was included in the list of especially important electric power facilities of Ukraine, the protection of which was assigned to departmental militarized security in cooperation with specialized units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and other central executive bodies [3] .
Content
Burshtyn Reservoir
The Burshtyn TPP is provided with water from a nearby reservoir on the Gnilaya Lipa River . The reservoir is often called the Burshtyn lake or the sea. The area of the reservoir is 1260 ha.
The water temperature in the lake is several degrees higher than expected due to heating from the power plant. That is why open water swimming competitions are held here.
There are fish in the lake. Fishermen love to fish here, because the fish is gaining weight faster in warm water.
The lake creates a kind of microclimate near its shores. Nowhere else except apricots and peaches can ripen on the shores of Lake Burshtyn.
Ecology
Burshtyn TPP is a powerful source of emissions of harmful chemicals into the atmosphere. Emissions from two 250-meter and one 180-meter pipes carry the prevailing westerly and north-westerly winds prevailing in this area at a distance of up to 100 kilometers. In 2009, 190.9 thousand tons of harmful substances were recorded - specifically, 20.5 thousand tons of particulate matter, 159.9 thousand tons of sulfur dioxide , 9.4 thousand tons of nitrogen dioxide and 0.93 thousand tons of monoxide carbon [4] .
Particulate matter from coal combustion, which is not captured by gas cleaning equipment, settles in a 30-kilometer radius around the station. Sulfur dioxide causes acid rain . Now emissions of sulfur dioxide are a serious problem and do not comply with European standards. Nitrogen dioxide causes smog. Carbon monoxide enhances the greenhouse effect.
The ecological situation not only in the sanitary protection zone of the enterprise, but also in Burshtyn , the surrounding countryside, on the left bank of the reservoir, Kassovaya Gora is constantly monitored by the environmental department of the TPP. This department includes a sanitary laboratory that monitors surface concentrations of pollutants in the air, precipitation and analyzes samples of soil, groundwater, surface water and sewage.
Every year, the Burshtyn TPP discharges about 2.11 million m³ of sewage into the Gnilaya Lipa River. According to the environmental passport of the Ivano-Frankivsk region, the average annual concentration of pollutants (mg / dm³) for 2008 in the Burshtyn reservoir was: suspended solids - 17.0; BOD5 - 2.2; sulfates 130.0; chlorides - 21.0; ammonium - 0.55; nitrates - 2.9.
For the Burshtyn TPP, the problem of storage and processing of solid waste - fuel slag and ash - which remains after burning coal in the furnaces of the TPP is extremely urgent.
Part of the TPP ash goes to the Ivano-Frankivsk cement-slate plant , where it is used as an additive to cement [5] .
According to 2009, the city of Burshtyn is the third among the most polluted cities in Ukraine.
Station Power Distribution
Power station power is supplied both to the network of the Burshtinsky energy island (Ukrainian) and to the UES of Ukraine (Ukrainian)
| Voltage | Number of chains | Appointment |
|---|---|---|
| 400 kV | one | substation "Mir" 400/220 / 110kV Mukachevo ( ENTSO-E ) |
| 330 kV | one | substation "Western Ukrainian" 750 / 330kV Khodorov (ENTSO-E) |
| 330 kV | one | substation "Western Ukrainian" 750 / 330kV Khodorov ( UES of Ukraine (Ukrainian) ) |
| 330 kV | one | substation Ivano-Frankivsk 330 / 110kV Ivano-Frankivsk (ECO of Ukraine) |
| 330 kV | one | substation "Ternopil" 330 / 110kV Velikaya Berezovitsa (ECO of Ukraine) |
| 220 kV | 2 | substation "Stry" 220/110 / 35kV Stry (ENTSO-E) |
| 220 kV | 2 | Kalush substation 220/110 / 35kV Kalush (ENTSO-E) |
Future
A full-scale reconstruction and modernization of power units No. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 is planned; introduce information technology, will help to warn of the failure of the main equipment and the rapid detection of breakdowns. This will reduce downtime and increase power generation.
There are proposals both for the construction of new power units with a capacity of 600 or 460 MW on the territory of the Burshtyn TPP, and for the complete closure of the station.
Notes
- ↑ Irina Fedolyak. DTEK Burshtinska TES indicated 50 years of anniversary // Galichina newspaper (Ivano-Frankivsk) dated May 21, 2015
- ↑ Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment May 2, 2016. Archived on September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Postanova of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1170 vid 28 Lipnya 2003 p. “About the consolidation of the especially important energy issues, as well as the protection of the armed forces at the intermediation of the special central authorities”
- ↑ (Ukrainian) “Burshtinofobiya” ... from the Internet Internet version of the newspaper “Galichina”, July 3, 2010
- ↑ From virobodnichih vidhodiv - new products // newspaper "Galichina" (Ivano-Frankivsk) dated March 3, 2010