Work begins on construction of Power of Siberia’s electrical supply facilities
FGC UES, part of Rosseti Group, has begun work on constructing electrical supply facilities at Power of Siberia’s power plant. When completed, it will supply the Amur Gas Processing Plant. As outlined in a press release issued by the company, it will be a key link for future gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline.
“It total, eight projects are to be implemented to provide power supply for the gas pipeline, including the construction of a 100-kilometre electric power transmission line. These will be completed at a cost of more than RUB 5 billion. The Power of Siberia gas pipeline will be used to supply gas from the Irkutsk and Yakutia production centres to Russian consumers in the Far East, and also for exports to China,” the press release states.
The Power of Siberia pipeline will transport gas to the Amur Gas Processing Plant to extract helium, propane, butane, and other valuable components. The plant will be capable of processing up to 42 billion cubic metres of raw gas per year. These figures make this gas processing plant the largest in Russia and the second largest in the world.
“Electricity will be supplied to the plant from several sources, including the company’s thermal power station. FGC UES will build inputs from existing 220 kV-electrical power transmission lines to Power of Siberia’s switchgear, which will connect the power plant and the gas processing plant with the most powerful substation in the Far East – the 500 kV Amurskaya (1128 MVA). This will provide up to 211.5 MW of reliable power supply for the plant from the Eastern Integrated Energy System,” the press release added.
The petrochemical industry is crucial for the Russian Federation. It generates a flow of innovations which have altered the entire economic landscape, builds demand in related industries, creates jobs, and provides opportunities for processing plants. The intensive development of the petrochemical industry in Russia has enabled the country to successfully replace imports and enter international markets with new types of products. In addition, major industrial projects have formed a springboard to boost economic development across numerous regions, including Eastern Siberia and the Far East. Discussions on this topic were held at the Russian Energy Week International Forum in 2017.
Given that the global petrochemical industry is continuously faced with new challenges, these discussions will continue at Russian Energy Week 2018, which will take place on 3–6 October in Moscow. A panel session entitled “The Strategy of Import Substitution in the Oil and Gas Industry: National Projects and Digital Technology” will particularly focus on intermediary results in import substitution for the oil refining and petrochemical industries, as well as other important aspects.
Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System is a Russian Energy Week 2018 Organization Partner.
