The construction of the new CHP-4 combined heat and power plant in Khabarovsk, which will replace the 70-year-old CHP-1 that has outlived its usefulness, is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2026. This was announced by the Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, Dmitry Demeshin. The project cost is almost 87 billion rubles, and exclusively Russian equipment is used.
More than 1,500 specialists and about 100 pieces of equipment are involved at the construction site. Facade structures are being installed, waste heat boilers are being installed, the foundation for turbine equipment is being erected, a chemical water treatment building is being built, metal structures of the main building are being installed, and commissioning works are underway in the already built boiler house.
CHP-4 will operate entirely on natural gas, which will significantly reduce emissions of soot, ash, and various gases, improving air quality in Khabarovsk. The electrical capacity of the station will be 410 MW, and the thermal capacity will be 1300–1400 Gcal/h.
Construction has been underway since 2021 on the territory of the existing CHP-1. As individual sections of the new CHP are completed, the functions of similar sections of the old station are gradually switched to them without stopping the production process.
Earlier, Russian Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev proposed considering the possibility of accelerating construction by six months in order to complete the project by mid-2027. It is now planned that the facility will be fully commissioned by the end of 2026, which will be an important step for modernizing the region's energy infrastructure.
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