Energy deficit in the Krasnodar Territory has long been known. Four TPPs built in this region are not able to provide electricity to such a large subject of Russia. Especially felt the lack of energy in Sochi. This large resort town provides electricity for only a quarter. But soon the Olympics will come to Sochi, whose energy needs are an order of magnitude greater.
To correct this difficult energy situation, the Adler TPP was built.
The new TPP of the Krasnodar Territory was laid in 2009. This construction was part of the plan approved by the Russian government, according to which Sochi will eventually turn into an international ski resort. According to the plan, the Adler TPP will become the main energy source not only for Sochi, but also for the areas adjacent to the city. Its capacity is enough to warm all residential buildings in the Sochi region, as well as most of the Olympic facilities.
Two power units of a thermal power plant per hour will produce 360 MW of electric and 227 Gcal of thermal energy. Advanced technologies used in the construction of thermal power plants will reduce the number of personnel serving the station. Employees, divided into three shifts, will maintain the facility around the clock. At the same time, only 65 people will enter each shift.
Adler TPP was located near the city of Adler, while occupying 9.89 hectares. Given the seismic activity of this zone, engineers endowed the thermal power plant with increased resistance to tremors.
However, the most innovative is the cooling system of thermal power plants. Due to the critical shortage of water, a closed cyclic system will cool the power units of the station. Thanks to dry fan cooling towers, the thermal power plant will not pollute the atmosphere with greenhouse gases. Is it worth mentioning that the most durable and high-quality materials went for the construction?
The Adler TPP will operate on the most environmentally friendly fuel - natural gas. The gas pipeline connecting Sochi, Lazarevskoye and Dzhubgu, which serves the entire Black Sea coast of Russia, will supply the station with this mineral fuel.
Attention was paid not only to performance and safety, but also to the appearance of the station. Adler TPP will organically fit into the landscape surrounding it, and the territory of the thermal power plant will resemble a park with beautiful lawns and alleys. The very first alley of Himalayan cedars was planted in 2009, during the ceremony of laying the station.
In addition to the construction of a new TPP, it is planned to develop the power plants already existing in the Sochi region. All power facilities of the district must be repaired and improved. At full capacity, which will exceed the current one several times, the Sochi power plants will reach 2014.
In addition to the Adler Thermal Power Plant, the number of TPPs in Russia will be replenished with the Dzhubginsky Power Plant, the construction of which also uses modern technologies. The capacity of the Dzhubginsky TPP will be 180 MW. The Olympic Wave will cover not only Sochi, but also the entire Krasnodar Territory. In addition to energy, high technology will be applied in other areas. So, the station under construction in Anapa will receive energy not from the general grid, but from solar panels.