Coal is an important fuel for the electric power industry of Russia, especially in Ural and the eastern part of the country. It is fired in boilers of large (200 – 800 MW) condensing power units and in many cogeneration power plants with units rated at 50 – 180 MW. Many coal-fired power plants have been operated for more than 40 – 50 years. Though serviceable, their equipment is obsolete and does not comply with the current efficiency, environmental, staffing, and availability standards. It is urgent to retrofit and upgrade such power plants using advanced equipment, engineering and business ideas. Russian power-plant engineering companies have designed such advanced power units and their equipment such as boilers, turbines, auxiliaries, process and environmental control systems similar to those produced by the world’s leading manufacturers. Their performance and ways of implementation are discussed.
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Translated from Élektricheskie Stantsii, No. 1, January 2015, pp. 67 – 73
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Tumanovskii, A.G., Olkhovsky, G.G. Ways to Improve Russian Coal-Fired Power Plants. Power Technol Eng 49, 119–123 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10749-015-0584-4
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