OGK-4
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The Fourth Generation Company of the Wholesale Electricity Market (OGK-4) is a Russia
n power generation
company formed by merger of five generation companies. 78.3% of the company is owned by the German energy company E.ON
, the rest of the shares are owned by minority shareholders.
The installed capacity of all five thermal power plants is about 10,296 MW. This comprises about 5% of the generating capacity of RAO UES.
The power output of the OGK-4 power plants in 2007 was around 54.5 TWh. According current innvestment program there is plans to increase original capacity of power plants equal 9,03 GW to more than 11 GW in 2011 with spending for these purposes US$2.89 billion.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n power generation
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
company formed by merger of five generation companies. 78.3% of the company is owned by the German energy company E.ON
E.ON
E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....
, the rest of the shares are owned by minority shareholders.
History and operations
In 2006, the following 5 power plants were merged into one company:- Surgut-2 Power StationSurgut-2 Power StationThe Surgut-2 Power Station is the largest oil-fired power station in the world, with an installed capacity of in 2011.- Expansion in 2011 :Expansion of the power plant involved the construction of two units by December 2011, costing nearly , which increased its original capacity of to The two...
– 5,600 MW, - Berezovskaya GRES – 1,550 MW
- Shatura Power StationShatura Power StationThe Shatura Power Station is one of the oldest power stations in Russia. The facility is located in Shatura, Moscow Oblast, and generates power by utilizing two 210 MW units, three 200 MW units, and one 80 MW unit, totalling the installed capacity to 1,100 MW...
– 1,500 MW - Smolenskaya GRES – 630 MW
- Yajvinskaya GRES – 1,016 MW
The installed capacity of all five thermal power plants is about 10,296 MW. This comprises about 5% of the generating capacity of RAO UES.
The power output of the OGK-4 power plants in 2007 was around 54.5 TWh. According current innvestment program there is plans to increase original capacity of power plants equal 9,03 GW to more than 11 GW in 2011 with spending for these purposes US$2.89 billion.