SOCHI, Russia - Gazprom launched the first gas turbine unit at the Adler combined heat and power plant (CHPP), built in Sochi in preparation for the 2014 Olympics and Paralympics, into test mode recently. The project is estimated to cost over $693 million (RUB23 billion), the head of Gazprom's Special Projects and Studies Division Matvey Geller said.
Adler's second gas turbine unit is slated for launch in the fourth quarter of this year.
The Adler CHPP is part of a program to build Olympics facilities and to develop Sochi as a mountain resort. It will serve as the key energy facility for Sochi and the surrounding areas by covering over a third of the projected peak energy burden in 2014.
Construction began in September 2009 on an area covering about 25 acres (10 hectares). Adler's two power units will boast a combined electricity capacity of 360 MW and a heat capacity of 227 Gcal/h. Natural gas will serve as its primary fuel.
Source: http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?id=343152
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http://www.gazprom.com/press/news/2009/september/article68506/
