Modernization of CHPPs and GRES plants in Russia: a 474 MW capacity increase will take place by 2029

By order of the Cabinet of Ministers, a list of priority modernization projects for generating facilities has been approved, with implementation scheduled for 2029. The program covers 12 regions of the country and provides for ten power units to reach their design capacity, with a total increase in installed electric capacity of 474 MW.

The leader in terms of modernization volume will be the capital's energy sector: at CHPP-23 of PAO Mosenergo, the sixth power unit will be commissioned, which will increase the station's installed capacity to 259 MW. The project will become the largest in terms of generation growth in the Moscow region over the past five years.

In the Ural region, modernization will affect three facilities at once. Reftinskaya GRES in Sverdlovsk Region will receive an additional 15 MW, bringing its total capacity to 315 MW. Chelyabinsk CHPP-2, operated by Forward Energo, will be modernized by August 1, 2029. Separately highlighted is the T Plyus project at Izhevsk CHPP-2 (Udmurtia), where after reconstruction the installed capacity will amount to 125 MW, with a commissioning date of December 1, 2029.

In the Siberian Federal District, work is planned at three stations. Novosibirsk CHPP-3 will increase capacity by 30 MW by December 2029. In St. Petersburg, TGK-1 will reconstruct Vasileostrovskaya CHPP, adding another 5 MW to the existing 60 MW by December 1, 2029. Additional projects are planned in Tomsk, Irkutsk, Omsk, and Novosibirsk regions, as well as in Zabaykalsky Krai.

The geography of the program emphasizes a systematic approach to energy development: from the European part of Russia to the Far East, the upgrade will affect both major megacities and industrial centers with a generation deficit.