Vuhlehirska thermal power plant
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Vuhlehirska thermal power plant (also known as Vuhlehirska TES) is a thermal power station
at Svitlodarske
, Ukraine
. It consists of several units with a total power output of 3,600 MW and went in service between 1972 and 1977. Vuhlehirska TES has a 320 metres (1,049.9 ft) tall flue gas stack
, which belongs to the tallest structures at Ukraine.
The power station is operated by Centrenergo.
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
at Svitlodarske
Svitlodarske
Svitlodarske is an urban-type settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Svitlodarske is located from the Debal’tsevo railroad junction. The Vuhlehirska thermal power plant is located in the settlement....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It consists of several units with a total power output of 3,600 MW and went in service between 1972 and 1977. Vuhlehirska TES has a 320 metres (1,049.9 ft) tall flue gas stack
Flue gas stack
A flue-gas stack is a type of chimney, a vertical pipe, channel or similar structure through which combustion product gases called flue gases are exhausted to the outside air. Flue gases are produced when coal, oil, natural gas, wood or any other fuel is combusted in an industrial furnace, a power...
, which belongs to the tallest structures at Ukraine.
The power station is operated by Centrenergo.