In January-July the Lukoml state district power plant (Vitebsk oblast) produced 8,049 billion kWh of electrical power, up 9% from the same period last year, BelTA was told at the plant.
As a rule, the capacity utilization peaks in summer and the Lukoml plant produces around 60% of the total electrical power generated in the country during this season. In July this year the average load per unit reached 253.4MW (242.2MW in July 2007), with the nominal capacity of one power generating unit being 300MW. Currently seven units out of eight units are operational. One is undergoing maintenance repair.
In January-July, the fuel input reduced to 311.4 grams per 1kWt as against 313.1 grams per 1kWt in January-July 2007. For the past seven months the plant has saved 10,400 tonnes of fuel equivalent.
Specialists say that technical and economic performance of the plant has improved after power generating unit #2 had been overhauled. It was put in operation in late March this year.
The Lukoml state district plant can produce 2,400MW (the capacity of the Belarusian grids is around 7,800MW). The first power generating unit was commissioned in 1969, the last one, the eight, in 1974. In 2007 the Lukoml state district plant produced 13.377 billion kWt of electricity, up 10% over 2006.
Written by belta.by
