Kashira Power Plant

{{Short description|Coal-fired power plant in Kashira, Moscow, Russia}}

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{{Infobox power station

| name = Kashira Power Plant

| name_official = Kashirskaya GRES named after G.M. Krzhizhanovsky
Каширская ГРЭС имени Г. М. Кржижановского

| image = Kashira Power Plant (01).jpg

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| coordinates = {{coord|54.8580555656|38.2597222322|format=dms|source:ruwiki_region:RU_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| country = Russia

| location = Kashira-2

| status = Operational

| construction_began =

| commissioned = 4 June 1922

| decommissioned =

| cost =

| owner = OGK-1

| operator =

| th_fuel_primary = Coal

| th_fuel_secondary = Natural gas

| th_fuel_tertiary =

| ps_combined_cycle =

| ps_units_operational = 1 x 330 MW
5 x 300 MW
1 x 80 MWt (heat)

| ps_units_manu_model =

| ps_thermal_capacity = {{nowrap|80 MWt}}

| ps_electrical_capacity = 1,830 MW (electrical)
80 MWt (heating)

| ps_electrical_cap_fac =

| ps_annual_generation = 8,262

| website = {{URL|1=http://interrao.ru/en/}}

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Kashira Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant at Kashira in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Its first unit was commissioned in 1922 with a power capacity of 12 MW. As of today, it has an installed power capacity of 1,910 MW and a heating capacity of {{nowrap|533 MWt}},[https://web.archive.org/web/20120429191205/http://www.ogk1.com/activities/production_capacity/kashirskaya Каширская ГРЭС - Kashirskaya GRES (in Russian)] and consists of 6 units. Double units 1 and 2 have capacity of 300 MW, and single units 4, 5 have capacity of 300 MW each, unit 6 has capacity of 330 MW. In addition, unit 7 has thermal capacity of 80 MW.

In 1951 a HVDC link with 30 MW built from the components of Elbe-Project to Moscow was built. Its terminal is situated west of the 110 kV switchyard at 54°51'29"N 38°14'45"E. However it is not in service any more. The power plant has an interesting feature as one of its two main chimneys serves as electricity pylon.