Bashkiria's energy infrastructure is preparing for its largest technical upgrade in recent years. Investments totaling 130 billion rubles will be directed toward the modernization of the region's thermal power plants under the federal KOMMod program (Competitive Selection of Modernization Projects). The projects will affect facilities of the Bashkir Generating Company, which is part of the Inter RAO structure, First Deputy Minister of Industry, Energy and Innovation of the Republic of Bashkortostan Timur Gerasimov said at a meeting of the regional government.
According to Gerasimov, electricity generation in Bashkortostan is largely provided by CHP plants: they account for more than 94% of installed generation capacity. By the end of 2025, the region's power system generation facilities produced 28.21 billion kWh.
The republic has 36 power plants with a total installed capacity of 5.6 GW. Among them are 21 thermal power plants, four hydroelectric power plants, one wind power plant, and ten solar power plants. The region's power system remains one of the largest and most reliable in the country.
Over five years, electricity generation increased by 5.8%, and consumption by 4.6%. In terms of installed power plant capacity, the republic ranks fifth in the Volga region
The key technological issue of modernization is equipment replacement. Pavel Maryshev, Development Director at Energiya Plyus, explained that after Siemens and General Electric stopped supplying gas turbines to Russia in 2022, domestic energy companies were left with two paths for import substitution: Russian and Chinese. The first option appears the most obvious. The United Engine Corporation (ODK) already has developments, and certain agreements have already been reached between ODK and Inter RAO.
Independent industrial expert Gennady Khazanov also considers reliance on a domestic manufacturer the most likely option.
We have "Silovye Mashiny." These are high-capacity gas turbines. Similar plans are in place at the company "Inter RAO — Mashinostroenie."
In the context of modernization, it is also worth considering the prospects of the region's largest CHP plant, the Karmanovskaya GRES. The General Layout Plan for Electric Power Facilities through 2042 forecasts a reduction of its capacity from 1,900 to 1,576 MW after 2035 due to wear and tear and the decommissioning of equipment.