En+ cancels modernization of large power unit at Irkutsk CHPP-10. En+ decided to abandon the modernization of a large power unit (150MW) in Irkutsk CHPP-10. The company said that the cost of the equipment increased by 70% of the initial estimates. In addition, due to the lack of energy in the south of the Irkutsk region, it will be necessary to carry out work without interruption of production, which is difficult and expensive. Without consequences, the project could not be left. En+ will pay a fine, although the company managed to negotiate a discount, reducing its size from 45% to 30%. The total amount of the penalty will be an impressive 370 million rubles - against 1.2 billion rubles, which electrical engineers had to invest in modernization. "Kommersant" writes that in 2024, En+ CEO Vladimir Kolmorov spoke about the discussion with the Ministry of Energy of postponing some of the modernization projects of thermal power plants. In 2023, it was on projects at Irkutsk CHPP-10, Ust-Ilimsk CHPP and Atozavodsk CHPP - then the company wanted to abandon 3 of 12 projects without penalties. The facilities planned to remain in operation, but the company is implementing a smaller set of activities. The government removed the plant from the list of modernization projects in 2025. Refusal to modernize CHPP-10, according to experts, will not affect the final consumers. As analyst Eugenie Franca points out: "A single refusal... "This will not significantly affect the reliability of the Siberian electricity grid." The capacity of this unit is less than 0.5% of the total generation of the region. In addition, the CHPP-10 has already successfully updated three additional units, and others are currently being restored. Irkutsk CHPP-10 is one of the largest thermal power plants in Siberia, located in Angersk. Its construction began in 1956 to provide electricity and heat to industrial organizations of the industrial center of Angra. The first power unit was launched in 1959, and in 1963 the station reached its full design capacity. Today, the installed electrical capacity of CHPP-10 is 1110MW, thermal - 563 Gcal / h.

En+ cancels modernization of large power unit at Irkutsk CHPP-10. En+ decided to abandon the modernization of a large power unit (150MW) in Irkutsk CHPP-10. The company said that the cost of the equipment increased by 70% of the initial estimates. In addition, due to the lack of energy in the south of the Irkutsk region, it will be necessary to carry out work without interruption of production, which is difficult and expensive. Without consequences, the project could not be left. En+ will pay a fine, although the company managed to negotiate a discount, reducing its size from 45% to 30%. The total amount of the penalty will be an impressive 370 million rubles - against 1.2 billion rubles, which electrical engineers had to invest in modernization. "Kommersant" writes that in 2024, En+ CEO Vladimir Kolmorov spoke about the discussion with the Ministry of Energy of postponing some of the modernization projects of thermal power plants. In 2023, it was on projects at Irkutsk CHPP-10, Ust-Ilimsk CHPP and Atozavodsk CHPP - then the company wanted to abandon 3 of 12 projects without penalties. The facilities planned to remain in operation, but the company is implementing a smaller set of activities. The government removed the plant from the list of modernization projects in 2025. Refusal to modernize CHPP-10, according to experts, will not affect the final consumers. As analyst Eugenie Franca points out: "A single refusal... "This will not significantly affect the reliability of the Siberian electricity grid." The capacity of this unit is less than 0.5% of the total generation of the region. In addition, the CHPP-10 has already successfully updated three additional units, and others are currently being restored. Irkutsk CHPP-10 is one of the largest thermal power plants in Siberia, located in Angersk. Its construction began in 1956 to provide electricity and heat to industrial organizations of the industrial center of Angra. The first power unit was launched in 1959, and in 1963 the station reached its full design capacity. Today, the installed electrical capacity of CHPP-10 is 1110MW, thermal - 563 Gcal / h.