The 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 new blocks do not use dried oil gas as is the case in the other six generators. They consume natural gas

Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...

 as a fuel, utilizing combined cycle

Combined cycle

In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators...

, with overall efficiency rates of 56%. General Electric

General Electric

General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...

 is the manufacturer and supplier of the generators.

See also

• List of fuel oil power stations
• List of power stations in Russia
• Surgut-1 Power Station
  Surgut-1 Power Station
  The Surgut-1 Power Station is the third largest oil-fired power station in the world, at an installed capacity of . The power station is located in Surgut, Russia. The facility began operations in February 1972....