Cherepovetskaya GRES

Cherepovetskaya GRES (ChGRES)

Cherepovetskaya GRES is located in the Kadui settlement of the Vologda Region 50 km west of Cherepovets. The installed capacity of the plant is 630 MW.

The primary fuel for the plant is DSSH and DMSHS-grade coal from: Khakassia (Stepnoy coal strip mine, Chernogorskaya Coal Company Khakassrazrez-Ugol, Vostochno-Beisky), Inta (Intaugol) and Kuznetsk (Evtinsky and Zadubovsky coal strip mines) and natural gas. The reserve fuel is gas, the starting fuel is gas and fuel oil.

The competitors of Cherepovetskaya GRES are plants connected to the region via 500 kW power lines i.e. Kostromskaya and Konakovskaya GRES (flexible generation) and Kalininskaya NPP (750 kW base schedule). Cherepovetskaya GRES has a competitive advantage of being able to use both coal and gas for power generation.

The plant’s capacity is not limited by factors of a seasonal nature.

The installed electric capacity is 630 MW

The installed heat capacity is 39 Gcal/h