The specialists of Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies finished upgrading of SGT5-4000F gas turbine on the site of unite № 9 of Serovskaya GRES power station (OGC-2). In result installed power capacity of combined cycle power plant is 450 MW. The scope of works included complete disassembly of gas turbine with rotor roll-out and cascade of blades replacement. In September upgraded equipment was put into operation and guarantee tests were carried out. Under the tests power plant was in operation during 72 hours with maximal load of 450 MW. The project of power unit upgrading with provide necessary power reserve to the Region.

UEC-GT, JSC and Gazprom Komplektatsiya have signed the contract on supply of three GPA-16 gas compressor sets each rated at 16 MW for the Power of Siberia cross-country natural gas pipeline project. The equipment will be installed at the gas compressor station of Kovyktinskoye field located in mountain taiga of Lena-Angara Plateau in the upper reaches of Orlingi and Chichapty that are the right-bank tributaries of Lena river. Container gas compressor sets were developed on the base of PS-90GP2 gas turbines designed by UEC-Aviadvigatel and manufactured by UEC-Perm motors. Power of Siberia will provide Russia with new markets for the natural gas selling to China and Asia-Pacific countries.

The station was constructed by NG-Energo under turn-key contract signed with Severalmaz JSC. The station consists of six MAN 18V28/32S gas engine power plants. At present the main fuel for the station is heavy fuel oil, back-up is diesel fuel. All generated electric and thermal power is used for the needs of enterprise. The commissioning of the station was carried out by the specialists of NG-Energo. Total electric output of the station is 24 MW. After modernization total operating costs of the station were reduced by two times. JSC Severalmaz is an ore and diamond mining company that was originally established in 1992 and is one of the newer players in Russian mining.