OREANDA-NEWS. Installed power generation capacity across Inter RAO Group increased by 583.4 MW. This change reflects the addition of new Capacity Delivery Agreement facilities, including the second power generation unit at Yuzhnouralskaya TPP-2 rated at 417 MW, and two power generation units at Cherepetskaya TPP, each rated at 225 MW. Additionally, recertification led to the following increases in capacity: Unit 1 at Yuzhnouralskaya TPP by 9.4 MW, Urengoyskaya TPP by 14.4 MW, Kaliningradskaya TPP-2 by 25 MW, Omskaya TPP-3 by 10 MW, and Omskaya TPP-5 by 20 MW.

At the same time, power generation capacity of Yuzhnouralskaya TPP and Verkhnetagilskaya TPP reduced by 276 MW altogether, while the capacity of Bashkir power plants reduced by 36 MW altogether and the capacity of Omskaya TPP-4 reduced by 50 MW-all due to retirement of legacy equipment.

Reduction of installed heat production capacity also resulted from the retirement of the aforementioned legacy assets.

A marginal decrease in electricity generation by the Russian power plants of Inter RAO Group primarily reflects longer equipment repair schedules in summer 2015 compared to summer 2014, as well as the retirement of legacy equipment and reduced use of inefficient power generation units at Kashirskaya TPP, Cherepetskaya TPP and Verkhnetagilskaya TPP. The reduction in heat delivery reflects warmer weather conditions in 2015.