OGK-6
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The Sixth Generation Company of the Wholesale Electricity Market (OGK-6) is a Russia
Russia
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Electricity generation
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 company formed by merger of six generation companies.

History and operations

In 2006, the following 6 power plants were merged into one company:
  • Novocherkassk GRES – 2,112 MW,
  • Kirishi GRES – 2,100 MW
  • Ryazan GRES
    Ryazan Power Station
    The Ryazan Power Station is the fifth largest oil-fired power station in the world, also the fifth largest power station in Russia, with an installed capacity of 2,800 MW. The power station is located in Novomichurinsk of the Ryazan Oblast, Russia...

     – 2,650 MW
  • Krasnoyarsk-2 GRES - 1,250 MW
  • Cherepovets GRES - 630 MW
  • GRES-24 - 310 MW (at Novomichurinsk
    Novomichurinsk
    Novomichurinsk is a town in Pronsky District of Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Pronya River south of Ryazan. Population: Novomichurinsk was founded in 1968 and granted town status in 1981. It is named after Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, who was born not far from this town. Now...

    ; merged with Ryazan GRES in November, 2008)


The installed capacity of all six thermal power plants is about 9,052 MW. This renders OGK-6 the fourth largest company by installed capacity size among all OGKs and TGKs created as a result of the reform of electric power industry in Russia. The total installed heat of OGK-6 plants amounts to 2,704 Gcal/hr.

The power output of the OGK-6 power plants in 2007 was around 32,065 millionkWh, which is 1,161 million kWh (3.53%) more than in 2006.

Director General - Alexei A. Mityushov.

JSC "OGK-6" shares are traded on MICEX and RTS
Russian Trading System
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Global Depositary Receipts program was established 1 July 2008.

In April 2010, it was announced that Gazprom, the major shareholder of OGK-2
OGK-2
OGK-2 is a Russian power generation company formed by merger of five generation companies. Majority of the company's stock is owned by Gazprom.-History and operations:In 2005, the following 5 power plants were merged into one company:...

and OGK-6, will merger these companies to create a single company with 10 power stations and a capacity of 17,750 MW.
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