On 2 October 2019, the Russian Energy Week hosted a contract signing ceremony between Siemens and Kazanorgsintez (part of TAIF Group) for the construction of a turnkey combined-cycle power plant in Tatarstan, with a capacity of 250 MW. The document was signed by Director General of Kazanorgsintez Farid Minigulov and President of Siemens in Russia Alexander Liberov.
According to the contract, Siemens will act as the general contractor for the construction project of a 250 MW power plant (CCGT-250) for Kazanorgsintez’s own use. The conglomerate will manufacture and supply a gas turbine SGT5-2000E with a generator and a steam turbine SST-600 with a generator for the new power facility. The contract also provides for the supply of the power plant’s automated process control system, and the equipment for the power distribution scheme.
The project will be implemented by Siemens in collaboration with its subcontractor, the Turkish construction company ENKA.
The CCGT unit includes two generating units: a gas turbine unit that uses fuel gas to drive, and a steam turbine that uses high pressure steam generated by exhaust heat from the gas turbine unit.
The energy facility is going to be launched in 2023. The total value of the contracts amounted to about 290 million euros, which includes two 13-year agreements for servicing power plants for Kazanorgsintez (capacity of 250 MW) and Nizhnekamskneftekhim (capacity of 495 MW).
“The new power plant in Tatarstan is the second major joint project of Siemens and TAIF, which shows a high level of trust between our companies. In 2017, we signed a contract for the construction of a 495-MW plant for Nizhnekamskneftekhim,” noted President of Siemens in Russia Alexander Liberov. “I am confident that the modern solutions that will be used in the process of the construction of CCGT-250 will provide a safe, reliable and efficient power supply to the Kazanorgsintez production sites.”
The new energy source will reduce environmental impact. The effect is going to be achieved through the use of synthetic gas as fuel for a gas turbine installation. Synthetic gas is a byproduct of the pyrolysis furnaces at the Kazanorgsintez ethylene plant, which currently does not have any further use in production. Directing it to a gas turbine unit, the enterprise will solve two problems at once: supplying CCGT with fuel and recycling byproducts of ethylene manufacture.
The partners also concluded two long-term service agreements. According to the signed documents, Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies (STGT), which has a production site in the Leningrad Region, will provide maintenance of the equipment supplied as part of the construction of a combined-cycle power plant with a capacity of 495 MW for Nizhnekamskneftekhim and a power plant with a capacity of 250 MW for Kazanorgsintez over the next 13 years.
Maintenance includes on-site service inspections, supply of spare parts, online monitoring of the power plants’ operation, restoration of the ‘hot gas path’ parts, which will be carried out by the STGT. The company’s solid production base and highly qualified technical service, as well as the stock of spare parts and tools will ensure maximum reliability of the equipment.
The Russian Energy Week is organized by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the Roscongress Foundation with the support of Moscow Government.