Zaporizhzhia thermal power station is a large non-nuclear

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( DRES) in the purpose-built city of

Enerhodar Enerhodar (; uk, Енергода́р, translit=Enerhodár, , ; russian: Энергодар, translit=Energodar, literally 'energy giver') is a city and municipality in the north-western part of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine, currently unde ...

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that was built by the

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between 1971 and 1977. It is the most powerful thermal power station in Ukraine, with an installed capacity of 2,850 MWe. Its primary fuel is coal; it can also fire natural gas and fuel oil, and has tank storage for these reserve fuels adjacent to the coal bunkers. The plant has two tall

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s, which are among the tallest free-standing structures in Ukraine. The plant is not equipped with any flue gas desulphurization systems, but does use electrostatic precipitators to remove

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prior to the flue gas being exhausted via one of the two chimneys. Like many other coal-fired generating stations, the Zaporizhzhia site encompasses an

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; coal ash from the boilers is delivered by pipe to the 135 hectare (333 acre) pond where it is disposed of. The plant supplies power to the southern regions of Ukraine. Some of the power is transmitted from its substation through the

Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing consists of two overhead power lines that cross the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnipro river. They cross from Enerhodar and its two power stations on the south side to near Marhanets on the north side. History Th ...

to the north side of the

Kakhovka Reservoir The Kakhovka Reservoir (, ''Kakhovs′ke vodoskhovyshche'') is a water reservoir on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. It was created in 1956, when the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was built. It is one of several reservoirs in the Dnieper reservo ...

. On 4 March 2022, the thermal plant and the adjacent

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station ( uk, Запорізька атомна електростанція, translit=Zaporiz'ka atomna elektrostantsiya, russian: Запорожская атомная электростанция, Zaporozhskaya ...

were captured by Russian forces during the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

. On 5 May 2022, the thermal power plant stopped operating after it ran out of coal, as it was unable to get further deliveries due to the invasion.

Unit specifications

As of January 1, 2021, the installed capacity is 2,850 MW: * 2 units (numbers 2 and 4) of 300 MW each with CCI-312 boilers and K-300-240-2 turbines * 2 units (numbers 1 and 3) of 325 MW each with CCI-312 boilers and K-325-23.5 turbines * 2 units (numbers 5 and 7) of 800 MW each with TGMP-204/A boilers and K-800-240-3 turbines, but not in operation A third 800 MW unit (number 6) has been decommissioned. A small 1 MW grid battery was added in 2021 to test

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2021 accident

On February 3, 2021, the entire city of

, as well as several neighboring towns lost power. This was caused by an accident at the Zaporizhzhia thermal power station, where, according to the officials, power output of the plants units dropped to zero. According to Centrenergo, the plant's operator: In order to balance the system, power unit No. 10 of the Krivorozhskaya TPP was taken out of repair ahead of schedule. In addition, at the command of NEC Ukrenergo, power units No. 9 and 12 of Burshtynskaya TPP and No. 7 of Dobrotvorskaya TPP were synchronized to the grid and began supplying power.

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Unit specifications

2021 accident

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