Nevinnomysskaya GRES

Nevinnomysskaya GRES consists of a combined heat power plant (CHPP), outdoor designed condensing units and CCGT. 13 turbines and 14 boilers are installed at the power plant. Feed water for the power equipment is taken in from the Bolshoy Stavropolsky water canal and Kuban River. The main fuel is natural gas, backup fuel is fuel oil.

History of Nevinnomysskaya GRES:

Construction of the CHPP as a part of the Nevinnomyssk Nitric and Fertilizing Plant started in 1958, and the first turbine was commissioned on June 25, 1960. The general design contractor was Rostov Regional Office of the Design Institute “Teploenergoproekt”. In August 1960, Nevinnomysskaya CHPP was withdrawn from the whole plant and renamed in 1962 as Nevinnomysskaya GRES. In 1970, power unit No. 6 was commissioned; in 1972, the CCGT-170 had been put in operation, after which was decommissioned in 2015. In 1981-1997, tactivities to increase the heat capacity of the power plant were performed; and the technical refurbishment and reconstruction of the power plant took place in 1997-2007.

Nevinnomysskaya GRES today:

A significant increase in the power plant’s installed capacity was accomplished thanks to construction of a new 410.2 MW CCGT and its commissioning on July 15, 2011. The CCGT-410 at Nevinnomysskaya GRES is the only project of its kind and scale implemented in the region. Introduction of a new generating facility ensured more reliable, uninterrupted power supply in the region during the XXII Winter Olympic Games and XI Paralympic Games in Sochi. The new power unit has higher reliability and high level of process automation. The new CCGT’s efficiency is about 58% as compared to 35-40% of the conventional gas turbines.

In 2011, the first certification audit was carried out at Nevinnomysskaya GRES power plant and it showed conformity of the integrated management system to the requirements of international standards OHSAS 18001:2007 "Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems" and ISO 14001:2004 "Environmental Management System". Since 2011, the external audits were regularly carried out at the power plant and confirmed efficiency of internal processes management.

August 15, 2014, Nevinnomysskaya GRES, according to the request of the System Operator of the Unified Power System, produced a record amount of electricity in the summer period, equal to 32,154 thousand kWh. Before that, the maximum daily electricity output (as of 23.08.2013) was equal to 18,886 thousand kWh, and the average summer daily output was equal to 15,500 thousand kWh. This record was possible thanks to the CCGT-410, commissioned in 2011, having produced the biggest part of the difference.

November 5, 2014, Nevinnomysskaya GRES, according to the request of the System Operator of the Unified Power System, produced the second record amount of electricity in the autumn period, equal to 37,400 thousand kWh. Before that, the maximum daily electricity output was equal to 25,934 thousand kWh, and the average autumn daily output was equal to 20,720 thousand kWh. Validity of the HSE Integrated Management System (HSE IMS) certificate of compliance with the international standards is subject to annual confirmation during re-certification and certification audits.

April 1, 2015, a landmark event took place at Nevinnomysskaya GRES: CCGT-170 was decommissioned. For 42 years of operation, the CCGT-170 produced 33,519,942 thousand kWh.

June 25, 2015, Nevinnomysskaya GRES celebrated its 55th anniversary.

In autumn 2017, the audit results confirmed the efficiency and controllability of processes of the integrated management system of occupational health (OHSAS 18001:2007), safety, environment (ISO 14001:2004) and quality (ISO 9001:2008). Quality Management System was certified in 2017 for the first time.

In September 2018, together with implementation of new versions of standards ISO 14001:2015 (environment) and ISO 9001:2015 (quality), the transition of the IMS to the risk-based approach was confirmed.

As a result of the work carried out to modernize the combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT-410) of Nevinnomysskaya GRES in 2020 and successful certification in 2021, the capacity of the unit increased from 410.2 MW to 431.4 MW. This project was implemented at the expense of the company's own funds.

Power plant management:

Sergey Zamyatin, Director of Nevinnimysskaya GRES branch of PJSC EL5-Energo.

Vladimir Nechaev, Chief Engineer - Deputy Director of Production of Nevinnomysskaya GRES branch of PJSC EL5-Energo.