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Kirishi, Russia
There are some cities whose magic truly
comes alive at night – and St. Petersburg is
certainly one of them. Whether in summer,
when the city stays light for up to 20 hours
a day during the famous “white nights,” or
in winter, when the former czarist capital is
covered in snow and its historic buildings
are spectacularly illuminated, residents and
tourists alike are enchanted by nighttime in
St. Petersburg – a city of more than a mil-
lion inhabitants and the world’s northern-
most metropolis. Kirill Gamburger has
good reason to be proud of St. Petersburg’s
nocturnal charm because he’s one of the
people who helps ensure that its hand-
some avenues are brightly lit: “When the
lights come on, I know that my power plant
in Kirishi is operating smoothly at full load.”
The 27-year-old Siemens engineer is re-
sponsible for maintaining and servicing
two gas turbines, two generators and the
automatic control system at the power
plant in Kirishi, a town about 170 kilome-
ters southeast of St. Petersburg. The facility
supplies electricity to residents and busi-
nesses across northwestern Russia. “I’m re-
sponsible for Unit 6, which is Russia’s big-
gest combined cycle power plant,” explains
Gamburger. Originally built during the
Soviet era as a steam power plant, the facil-
ity has now been upgraded by Siemens.
Efficient power production for Russia
“I must admit I feel
quite proud when
the lights come on
in St. Petersburg.”
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