OREANDA-NEWS. Important phase of commissioning works - generator synchronization with electrical network - was successfully accomplished at combined-cycle power plant of Cherepovetskaya GRES. Power unit no.4 of Cherepovetskaya GRES generated its first megawatts in a general power system of the country.

The works have been carried out by JSC “E4 Group” acting as EPC-contractor. The customer is LLC “OGK-Investproject” comprised by Group of Companies “Gasprom Energoholding”.

JSC “E4-Centrenergomontazh” (comprised by the biggest Russian engineering holding in power industry - JSC “E4 Group”) carried out the installation of metal structures of all the mechanical equipment of 420 MW CCPP, metal structures of the building body, in the main building - installation of the major mechanical equipment, including HRSG with an evacuation feed water plant and a stack, foundation frames for gas turbine and steam turbine.

Design capacity of the new power unit of Cherepovetskaya GRES constitutes 420 MW. Power generation by the new power unit will enable to significantly expand possibilities of industry development in Cherepovets and the Vologda oblast.

In June, there was performed a first “hot” startup of the gas turbine, necessary tests of the process equipment during the operation of gas turbine unit and, finally, generator synchronization with electrical network.

Igor M. Lyskov, General Director of JSC “E4-CEM”:

“The next step in facility construction is to prepare the power unit for comprehensive run and to achieve performance indicators. For this we will accumulate the EPC-contractor's efforts within the coming month.”

It is scheduled to hand over power unit no.4 of Cherepovetskaya GRES in late August 2014.