Luhansk power station ( uk, Луганська ТЕС, translit=Luhanska TES, formerly Luhanskaya GRES) is a
thermal power station
A thermal power station is a type of power station in which heat energy is converted to electrical energy. In a steam-generating cycle heat is used to boil water in a large pressure vessel to produce high-pressure steam, which drives a stea ...
north of
Shchastia
Shchastia ( uk, Ща́стя, lit=Happiness, translit=Shchastia, ; russian: Сча́стье) is a city in the Shchastia Raion of the Luhansk Oblast (province) in Ukraine. Population:
The Luhansk power station, a large powerplant built in the 1 ...
, near
Luhansk
Luhansk (, ; uk, Луганськ, ), also known as Lugansk (, ; russian: Луганск, ), is a city in what is internationally recognised as Ukraine, although it is administered by Russia as capital of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). A ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It was built between 1950 and 1956 and its first generator was connected to the grid on 30 September 1956. In 1957, 4 turbines and 7 boilers went in service. In 1958, it was completed.
Between 1979 and 2004, Luhansk power station was modernized. It consists today of 4 units with 200 MW, 3 units of 175 MW and 1 unit of 100 MW. The generator building of Luhansk power station, which has 3 tall chimneys, is long.
War in Donbas
On 3 September 2014, Ukrainian
Aidar Battalion
24th Separate Assault Battalion "Aidar", also known as the Aidar Battalion, is an assault battalion of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
The unit took part in the war in Eastern Ukraine and had roughly 300-400 members in 2014. It was named after the ...
commander Serhiy Melnychuk announced that they had mined the plant (which gives electricity to 98% of Luhansk Oblast), and that they will blow it up if the
separatist forces advanced. On 17 September, part of the plant exploded due to combat in the zone, while firefighters couldn't act due to the fire and the mines planted.
The plant suspended work on 21 February 2022, head of the
Luhansk Regional Administration Serhiy Haidai
Serhiy Volodymyrovych Haidai ( uk, Сергій Володимирович Гайдай; born 6 November 1975) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician. He is the current head of the Luhansk Regional Military–Civil Administration since 25 ...
stated this was due to shelling by the
Russian separatist forces in Donbas
The Donetsk People's Militia and Luhansk People's Militia (formerly also called Russian separatist forces in Donbas) are pro-Russian paramilitaries in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, which have been fighting the Armed Forces of Ukraine in ...
.
Luhansk TPP Suspends Work Due To Militants Shelling
Ukrainian News Agency
The Ukrainian News Agency ( uk, Інформаційне агентство "Українські Новини"; ''Informatsiyne ahentstvo "Ukrayins'ki Novyny"'') is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian news agency. It produces and provides political, business ...
21 February 2022
See also
* List of power stations in Ukraine
The following page lists power stations in Ukraine.
Nuclear
In service
Historic
Hydroelectric
Thermal
Solar
Wind
* - 200 MWp
* - 500 MWp
* - 67,5 MWp
* - 200 MWp
* - 565 MWp
* - 107,5 MWp
* - 25 MWp
* - 246 MWp
* ...
References
Coal-fired power stations in Ukraine
Shchastia Raion
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