OREANDA-NEWS. OJSC “Power Machines” has completed the works related to the upgrading of the power generating unit (plant unit No. 1) of Konakovskaya GRES, which is the largest thermal power plant in the central part of Russia. The upgraded 328 MW turbine K-300-240-7MP has been put into operation.

The project Customer is JSC “The Fifth Power Generation Company” (JSC “OGK-5”), which Konakovskaya HPP forms part of.

The work performed allowed to raise the power unit efficiency and power capacity from 300 MW up to 328 MW.

Konakovskaya GRES (8 power units of 300 MW capacity each) is currently using the turbine and generator equipment which was manufactured by the branches of OJSC “Power Machines” – Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod and Elektrosila and supplied in the 1960-s.