Ryazan Power Station

Ryazan Power Station
CountryRussia
LocationNovomichurinsk, Ryazan Oblast
Coordinates54°02′04″N 39°46′39″E / 54.03444°N 39.77750°E / 54.03444; 39.77750
StatusOperational
Commission date1971
OwnerOGK-2
Thermal power station
Primary fuelLignite
Natural gas
Power generation
Units operational4 × 270 MW
2 × 785 MW
1 × 420 MW
Nameplate capacity3,130 MW
External links
Websitewww.ogk2.ru/rus/branch/ryazangres/

The Ryazan Power Station (also called Novomichurinsk Power Station) is the fifth largest power station in Russia, with an installed capacity of 3,130 MW. The power station is located in Novomichurinsk of the Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It mainly fires lignite from the Moscow coal basin and the Kansk-Achinsk coal basins.

The facility houses one of the tallest chimneys in the world, topping out at 320 m (1,050 ft) in height and made from concrete. A second concrete chimney is only slightly lower, and two more chimneys 180 m (591 ft) in height are made from steel. Power is generated by four units of 300 MW, two units of 800 MW.