Kurakhove Power Station

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Kurakhove Power Station
Country	Ukraine
Location	Kurakhove
Coordinates	47°59′43.57″N 37°14′13.67″E / 47.9954361°N 37.2371306°E / 47.9954361; 37.2371306
Commission date	1941
Owner	Vostokenergo
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Secondary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	1 x 200 MW 1 x 210 MW 1 x 220 MW 1 x 222 MW 3 x 225 MW
Make and model	TAGMET LMZ Electrotyazhmash
Nameplate capacity	1,527 MW
External links
Commons	Related media on Commons
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Kurakhove Power Station (Ukrainian: Курахівська ТЕС, romanized: Kurakhivska TES) is a thermal power plant on Volycha river 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

The Kurakhove power station went into service on July 6, 1941, but was soon rendered inoperable by German troops during World War II. On October 20, 1941, it was occupied by German troops, who destroyed it in their retraction in 1943. It was repaired soon thereafter and on August 12, 1946, it went into operation again. Further units were installed resulting in an output power of 400 MW. Between 1972 and 1975 7 new units, one outputting 200 MW and 6 outputting 210 MW, went in service, which replaced the old units and which are still in use today. The units were overhauled in 2006. The chimney of the power plant is 250 metres (820 ft) tall.

The Kurakhovka power station serves as the starting point for a 330 kV double-circuit power line that connects to Zaporizhzhia. Known as the 330 kV-Line Donbas-Dnipro, this three-phase AC power line was constructed in 1964 and operates as a double-circuit line. The line primarily consists of three parallel power lines, each supported by pylons with two conductors. In this configuration, one three-phase AC system comprises the outermost power line and the conductor of the innermost power line closest to it.

On October 17-18, 2022, Russia carried out missile strikes on the Kurakhove TEC and the city of Kurakhove, causing destruction.^[1][2]

On July 7, 2023, the roof of the TPP's boiler-turbine shop collapsed. During the debris clearance, three deceased workers and three injured individuals of varying degrees of severity were found.^[3][4]

• List of power stations in Ukraine

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