Neryungri Power Plant to Resume Full Operation by End of 2026
Aiseen Nikolaev, the head of Yakutia, stated during a live broadcast on the 'Yakutia24' channel that plans to fully restore the Nerюнгринskaya Thermal Power Station (NGTPS) to normal operation after the fire are expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
Consensus
- A fire occurred on September 22 at the Neryungri Thermal Power Station's Unit 1 transformer substation.
- The fire was extinguished on the same day.
- One worker was injured in the incident.
- The Neryungri Thermal Power Station is expected to return to full operation by the end of 2026.
- The third energy block was activated on the night of September 25–26.
- Heat supply to Neryungri, Serebryany Bor, Beryakyt, and Chulman has been restored.
- Repair work on the second energy block is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.
- Repair work on the first energy block is scheduled for the coming months.
- The main equipment of the station was not damaged, according to a company press service.
Points of divergence
- The cause of the accident is still under investigation. — interfax
- Heating supply has already been restored in normal mode. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Nerюнгринская GRES will resume full capacity by end of year after fire — Интерфакс
- In Yakutia, deadlines for restoring the Nerюнgrinskaya thermal power plant after the fire were announced — Коммерсантъ