Kashira Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant at Kashira in Moscow Oblast, Russia. 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
References
External links
Inter RAO
Plant description
Coal-fired power stations in Russia
Power stations built in the Soviet Union
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