Capacity of the Karmanovsky GRES power plant increased after reconstruction

In Bashkiria, at the largest power station of the region – the Karmanovsky GRES power plant the power unit No.6 was put into commercial operation after major repairs.

“As a result of scale works on power unit modernisation and reconstruction the efficiency of the generating equipment raised and the capacity of the turbine increased by more than seven percent,” the leading expert of the Directorate on public relations «Bashkir Generating Company» LLC Ilshat Ziganshin informed.

Besides, the project on introduction at power units of frequency and capacity automatic control system is realised at the Karmanovsky power plant.

“With input of the market of system services in 2011 the modernised power units participate in rated primary regulation of frequency and capacity,” Ilshat Ziganshin said. “After certification of the frequency and capacity automatic control system of the power unit No. 6 which is planned for the first quarter 2013, the Karmanovsky power plant will have an opportunity to participate in the market of system services with all its power units not only in primary regulation of frequency and capacity, but also in automatic secondary regulation of frequency and capacity.”