Novosibirsk Thermal Power Plant 3 (russian: Новосибирская ТЭЦ-3) is a

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located in the Leninsky City District of

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the 2021 Census, ...

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. It started operating in 1942.ТЭЦ-3: Страницы истории И линии судьбы. Советская Сибирь.
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History

In 1939, the construction of the power station began at the

Sibselmash Plant Sibselmash (russian: Сибсельмаш) is a company based in Novosibirsk, Russia. It is currently part of the Rostec Rostec ( rus, Ростех, p=, r=Rostekh), officially the State Corporation for Assistance to Development, Production and Ex ...

. The thermal power plant started operating on 2 October 1942.

References

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