Sochi Thermal Power Plant (russian: Сочинская ТЭС) is a

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Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

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. It is part of the infrastructure constructed or improved for the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

which will be held in the city.

History

The first two generation units with a total capacity of 78 MW were launched in December 2004. After announcement in 2007 that Sochi will host

, the decision was taken to build the second stage of the plant, and two more units were launched in December 2009.

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Energy infrastructure completed in 2004 Energy infrastructure completed in 2009 Natural gas-fired power stations in Russia Cogeneration power stations in Russia 2014 Winter Olympics {{Russia-powerstation-stub