Russia postpones opening of two power plants in Crimea
The Russian government postponed the commissioning of the Simferopol and Sevastopol TPPs (Thermal Power Plants). The document, signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, was published on the Russian government’s web site for legal information.
According to the new timetable, the first section of the TPPs should be operational as of May 19, 2018, the second one will come a month later. On June 18, 2018, both stations must be operational. The plant’s total capacity is 940 MW.
Earlier it was assumed that the first block of the Sevastopol TPP with a capacity of 235 MW will be finished by December 1, 2017. The launch of the second stage was scheduled for the first quarter of 2018.
On December 23rd, the construction of the Simferopol and Sevastopol TPPs was inspected by Deputy Energy Minister of Russia, Andrey Cherezov. The press service of the Ministry of Energy noted that "about 1,700 people and about 120 units of equipment are involved in the construction." After the visit, Cherezov instructed the contractors to increase the number of staff and "take measures to increase the pace of work to complete the construction within the time frame set by the government."