OREANDA-NEWS. At PJSC “Ilyich Iron & Steel Works”, an affiliate of “Metinvest Group” within the framework of realization of the events for power efficiency provision a capital repair of the turbo-generator No2 of the Heat and Power Plant No1 was achieved. About UAH 1 million 700 thousand were invested to power equipment reconditioning.

Turbo-generator No2 of the Heat and Power Plant No1 is enabled in electric power generation for Works’ power demands provision. Therefore, maintenance of the equipment in reliable and safe condition is one of the main conditions of the efficient functioning of the whole enterprise.

Program of capital repair of the turbo-generator No2 comprised turbine opening and reconditioning of auxiliary units and mechanisms of the machine in corpore : rotor, flow channel of the turbine, bearings mounting. In order to reduce the costs, turbo-generator equipment reconditioning basically was realized by workers of the Works’ Department for Repairs. Technical Diagnostics Department Specialists took place in commissioning. Undertaken repairing works allowed making more accurate setting and control of machine’s working modes and reducing steam losses during electric power production.

“Power equipment reconditioning is a precondition to achieve a strategic aim of the company for power consumption reduction, and as a result for increase in profitability and reinforcement of competitiveness of the enterprise at the metal products outlets”, PJSC “Ilyich Iron & Steel Works” acting Chief Power Engineering Specialist Vladimir Kovalchuk emphasized. “Large-scale capital repair of the turbo-generator No2 of the Heat and Power Plant No1 will allow extending the term of its efficient work for 4 years at least”.