OREANDA-NEWS. May 18, 2011. PJSC "Zaporozhtransformator" (ZTR) has signed the contract for delivery of equipment for JSC "TPP-2 Ekibastuzskaya Power Plant", Kazakhstan. Within the scope of signed contract, ZTR will manufacture transformer 630 MVA 500 kV for modernization of the plant unit of TPP-2. Systems of monitoring and fire extinguishing will be also supplied for the Plant together with equipment.

Equipment is scheduled to be delivered in the second half of the year 2011.

Activities as for design – development of specification, agreement of technical specifications, and selection of the transformer cooling system – were initiated in November, 2009. In autumn, 2010, tendering on the transformer delivery took place, and as a result, PJSC ZTR was elected as the manufacturer of equipment. Chinese manufacturers participated in tendering together with ZTR. ZTR won tendering owing to engineering know-how and high reputation of the Company.

JSC "TPP-2 Ekibastuzskaya Power Plant" is one of the largest power objects of Kazakhstan. Rated generating capacity of Power Plant is 1000 MW. Today, its two power units generate approximately 12% of whole electric power produced in the republic. In future, the Power Plant management plans to develop and modernize the equipment of TPP-2.