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“We can now dispense with the use of
environmentally harmful heavy oil.”
Denis Bashuk is the general manager of the Russian energy
utility OGK-2. Before assuming this position, he was chief
engineer at the Kirishi power plant, where he headed one of
Russia’s largest projects to upgrade and boost the efficiency
of a conventional steam power plant. Bashuk’s positive
experience working with Siemens convinced him to rely
on us for servicing Kirishi and for retrofitting other plants
with our technologies.
The updated Unit 6 at Kirishi has been in regular service
since 2012. Have your expectations been fulfilled ?
Denis Bashuk : This interview has given me a good reason to come back to
Kirishi from our Moscow headquarters and see for myself how well Unit 6 is
performing. As chief engineer at Kirishi, I oversaw the unit’s modernization
from 2005 to 2008. At that time, I was very anxious to see if all the ambitious
target parameters could be fulfilled. And Siemens kept its word. The new tur-
bine unit, which has a capacity of 800 megawatts, has increased our efficiency
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 – During a visit to Kirishi,
Denis Bashuk, the general man-
ager of power plant operator
OGK-, surveys the entire plant
from the meeting room.
 – The Kirishi power plant was
built in the mid-s. Unit ,
pictured here, was commissioned
in the early s as a conven-
tional steam power plant. The unit
was upgraded and expanded by
Siemens in .
Generating power more efficiently
Protecting the environment