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Ekibastuz GRES-1

Ekibastuz City Administration, Kazakhstan

The 105th largest power station in the world

4 GW · Capacity

Ekibastuz GRES-1 (also known as: AES-Ekibastuz) is a 4,000 MW coal-fired thermal power station (GRES) at Ekibastusz, Kazakhstan. It is located by lake Zhyngyldy. The ashes of the station are dumped into nearby lake Karasor. GRES-1 has two 330-metre (1, 083 ft) tall chimneys. As of June 2010, the Ekibastuz GRES-1 power station was the largest power station in Kazakhstan, and generated 13% of the nation's electricity.

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