Kashira Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant at
Kashira
Kashira (russian: Каши́ра) is a town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River south of Moscow. Population:
History
It was first mentioned in 1356 as the village of Koshira ...
in
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
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Russia
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. Its first unit was commissioned in 1922 with a power capacity of 12 MW. As of today, it has an installed power capacity of 1,910 MW and a heating capacity of ,
Каширская ГРЭС - Kashirskaya GRES (in Russian)
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In 1951 a HVDC link with 30 MW built from the components of Elbe-Project to Moscow was built. However it is not in service any more. The power plant has an interesting feature as one of its two main chimneys serves as electricity pylon.
See also
* List of power stations in Russia
The following page lists the power stations in Russia.
Renewable
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Pumped-storage hydroelectric
Solar photovoltaic
The following is a list of photovoltaic power stations in Russia:).
In addition there ar ...
References
External links
Inter RAO
Plant description
Coal-fired power stations in Russia
Power stations built in the Soviet Union
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