Two scheduled repairs and one major maintenance overhaul of 210 MW power units are planned at the plant. Since 28 February, Power Unit No. 1 was removed out of service for scheduled repairs. Metal inspection and industrial safety expertise will be carried out in accordance with the federal standards and regulations. Complete inspection of hot reheat pipelines (HRP) is planned. The boiler unit’s heating surfaces and burner devices will be repaired.
Power engineers will also repair auxiliary equipment. The repairs are scheduled for completion by 23 April. Power Unit 2 will be removed out of service for scheduled repairs from 13 May to 16 June, and Power Unit 3 will be out of service for major overhaul from 27 June to 18 October.
The repair campaign at Smolenskaya GRES is aimed at increasing the plant's reliability when bearing load during the autumn-winter peak of 2022-2023. All repairs at the power plant are carried out in compliance with the established measures aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus infection.