OREANDA-NEWS. Power Machines OJSC, a primary contractor for the second stage of Blagoveshchenskaya TPP construction, commenced installation of a pulverized-coal fired boiler.

Currently, boiler cradle and components manufactured by Taganrog Boiler-Making Works Krasny Kotelshchik are being installed and deaerator installation has been completed at the power plant's construction site. Fabricated parts of the boiler are being shipped in accordance with the schedule.

As yet Power Machines OJSC has finished construction of a boiler unit foundation and commenced construction of turbine set foundation pillars and boiler accessories foundations. Concurrently, construction of cooling tower pan foundations and civil works at the transformer yard are nearing completion. Besides, fireproofing and anticorrosive treatment of the main building steelworks is being performed.

The contract for rendering prime turnkey contract services for construction of the second stage of Blagoveshchenskaya TPP was concluded between Power Machines OJSC and Blagoveshchenskaya TPP CJSC in December 2013 following tender results.

In accordance with the terms of the contract, Power Machines OJSC provides prime contract services for construction of the second stage of Blagoveshchenskaya TPP. The company will effect construction, installation and commissioning activities and manufacture and supply all the necessary equipment, including major power generating equipment - a steam turbine with capacity of 120 MW complete with an own-produced turbogenerator, a pulverized-coal fired boiler produced by Taganrog Boiler-Making Works Krasny Kotelshchik (an affiliated company of Power Machines OJSC), along with power and unit transformers, which will be produced by Power Machines Toshiba High-Voltage Transformers LLC (a joint venture between Power Machines OJSC and Toshiba Corporation).