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Vuhlehirska thermal power plant

Svitlodarsk, Ukraine

The 136th largest power station in the world

3.6 GW · Capacity

Vuhlehirska power station (also known as Vuhlehirska TES) is a fossil fueled thermal power station located in Svitlodarsk, Ukraine. It consists of 7 units with a total power output of 3,600 MW and was put in service between 1972 and 1977. The power station has 4 coal fired units which operate regularly as a base-load power source, and 3 gas fired boilers which are used as peaking units. The Vuhlehirska power station has a flue gas stack that is 320 meters tall (1050 feet), which is one of the tallest structures in Ukraine. Since August 1995 the power station is operated by Centrenergo. The power station has an outward appearance similar to that of the Zaporizhzhia thermal power station as they were both constructed in the early 1970s

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