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V. Putin also recalled the order to prepare a long-term program for the development of the Far Eastern Federal Districts electric power industry, calculated until 2050.
Russian President V. Putin recalled a large-scale failure in the Primorsky Krai power system and pointed out the need to increase generation volumes in the Far East and solve problems with the wear and tear of the power system.
The situation was discussed on September 4, 2024, at a meeting on the development of infrastructure in the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD), including energy infrastructure.
Long-term plans for the Far East
V. Putin began the discussion of the situation in the Far East electric power industry with the most pressing current issues.
The President recalled a serious technological disruption in the operation of 500 kV equipment in Primorsky Krai that occurred in August 2024, noting that conclusions should be drawn from the situation and specific decisions should be made in the near future.
In this regard, V. Putin recalled that due to the prolonged heat, there were problems in the electric power industry in the south of Russia, but the communal infrastructure, including energy facilities, must be prepared for natural disasters and withstand them.
Then the discussion moved on to ensuring the growth of demand for electricity in the Far East.
Theses from V. Putin:
Electricity consumption in the Far East is growing steadily - if in the country as a whole in 2023 electricity consumption increased by 1.4%, then in the Far East - by 3.5%,
this indicates that the rate of economic growth here is higher than the Russian average, production is developing dynamically, housing is being built, and social facilities are being erected,
It is expected that in the period up to 2030, electricity consumption in the Far East will increase by an average of about 5%/year, i.e. this rate will be 2 times higher than the Russian average.
this means that it is necessary to increase generation volumes in the Far Eastern regions with the same advanced, high dynamics,
Taking into account the specifics of energy systems, the projected needs of businesses and citizens for electricity, it is necessary to build stations and networks, and develop the supporting infrastructure.
V. Putin noted that by 2030, power generation facilities with a total capacity of 2.6 GW should be built in the Far East.
At the same time, the region has a fairly large volume of obsolete equipment that will be decommissioned, which should be taken into account when planning the development of the electric power industry.
Among the priority projects, the President named the construction of the South Yakutskaya TPP and an almost 4-fold increase in the capacity of the Svobodnenskaya TPP in the Amur Region.
In addition, 270 diesel-powered power plants should be modernized, including in Yakutia and Kamchatka.
The President recalled the need for long-term planning in the development of the electric power industry:
following the results of the EEF-2023, an order was given to prepare a long-term program for the development of the electric power industry of the Far Eastern Federal District, calculated until 2050,
these are plans with a long deadline, the main thing is that we do all this on time,
it should be based on the General Scheme for the Placement of Electric Power Facilities in Russia, i.e. where and when thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric power plants, and renewable energy generation facilities will appear,
when I spoke about nuclear power plants, I meant, of course, the Far Eastern region, this is a promising direction,
if we are already building so many facilities abroad and financing these facilities to a large extent, we must implement corresponding plans to increase nuclear generation within the country,
Long power transmission lines are also needed, the corresponding document must be approved by the government before December 1, 2024, there is not much time left.
11 GW needed
At a lecture by the Russian society Knowledge on the sidelines of the EEF on September 5, 2024, the head of the Russian Ministry of Energy S. Tsivilev presented data on the need of the Unified Energy System (UES) of the Far East for generating capacity.
The figures announced are much higher than those mentioned by the president at the meeting, which, however, is not surprising, since there are no specific estimates of the energy deficit in the Far East yet.
Theses from S. Tsivilev:
the demand for the Far East Unified Energy System today is 19 GW until 2050,
but now our task is not to ensure 2050, our task now is to launch quickly by 2030, 11 GW,
By 2030, 11 GW of capacity must be built in the Far East.
S. Tsivilev also noted the relevance of the task of uniting the energy systems of Siberia and the Far East and organizing the transmission of electricity via direct current in order to minimize its losses.
Causes of the failure in Primorsky Krai
S. Tsivilev also spoke about the reasons for the power failure in Primorsky Krai that occurred on August 16, 2024.
Theses from S. Tsivilev:
why this situation happened, I already understand, the human factor,
we are now making very serious conclusions, a whole commission is working ,
based on the conclusion of this commission we will publish [the reasons],
We will investigate this case throughout the entire territory of Russia and discuss it with all federal agencies.
Let us recall that on August 16, 2024, a large-scale failure occurred in the Primorsky Krai power system, the source of which was the 550 kV open switchgear ( OSG
) of the Primorskaya GRES of the FGC network. The Siberian Generating Company ( SGK ), which owns Primorskaya GRES, reported that there was an "external disturbance" in the electrical network located outside the balance sheet of the GRES.
As a result, there was a routine operation of the electrical equipment protections, which caused the automatic shutdown of autotransformers 3AT, 4AT and unit 6 of Primorskaya GRES.
There was a violation of the frequency mode, the Primorsky Krai system was switched to isolated operation with a power deficit.
Power plants in the south of Primorsky Krai stopped when the frequency dropped, and a complete shutdown occurred.
Electricity supply was restored on the morning of August 17. |
