Lukoml power station
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The Lukoml power station (Lukoml GRES
, Lukomlskaya GRES, Lukomlskaya DRES) is a natural gas
-fired thermal power station
located in Novolukoml
, Vitsebsk Voblast
, Belarus
. It is operated by Belenergo.
Construction of the power station started in 1964. It was built in two stages. At the first stage, four double-boiler single-turbine units, each of 300 MW capacity, were commissioned in December 1969–September 1971. At the second stage, four single-boiler single-turbine units, each of 300 MW capacity, were added in December 1972–August 1974. In 2000s the generation units were upgraded by 10% increaing the installed capacity up to 2,640 MW.
The three flue gas stack
s, which serve also as electricity pylons for the outgoing powerlines are 250 metres (820.2 ft) tall and were built in 1969.
GRES
GRES is an abbreviation.* For the thermal-power-related term, see Thermal power stations in Russia and Soviet Union#Terminology* Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba, see Samba school...
, Lukomlskaya GRES, Lukomlskaya DRES) is a natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
-fired thermal power station
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
located in Novolukoml
Novolukoml
Novolukoml is a city in Chashniki district, Vitsebsk Voblast, Belarus by Lukoml Lake. Lukoml power station is located in the city.-History:Novolukoml was first mentioned in 1463 as a Polish and Lithuanian commonwealth camp. It was later captured by the Russians in the 18th century. It was later a...
, Vitsebsk Voblast
Vitsebsk Voblast
Vitsebsk Voblast or Vitebsk Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Vitebsk .As of a 2009 estimate, the voblast has a population of 1,230,800...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. It is operated by Belenergo.
Construction of the power station started in 1964. It was built in two stages. At the first stage, four double-boiler single-turbine units, each of 300 MW capacity, were commissioned in December 1969–September 1971. At the second stage, four single-boiler single-turbine units, each of 300 MW capacity, were added in December 1972–August 1974. In 2000s the generation units were upgraded by 10% increaing the installed capacity up to 2,640 MW.
The three flue gas stack
Flue gas stack
A flue-gas stack is a type of chimney, a vertical pipe, channel or similar structure through which combustion product gases called flue gases are exhausted to the outside air. Flue gases are produced when coal, oil, natural gas, wood or any other fuel is combusted in an industrial furnace, a power...
s, which serve also as electricity pylons for the outgoing powerlines are 250 metres (820.2 ft) tall and were built in 1969.
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