Dobrotvirska TPP has received a certificate from NPC ‘Ukrenergo’ confirming the compliance of its electrical installations with the requirements for the provision of ancillary services. The TPP was entered into the relevant register. From now on, DTEK ENERGY’s thermal power plants can operate on the ancillary services market of the Ukrainian United Energy System and provide commercial services to the electricity distribution system operator.
The ancillary services market is one of the segments of the Ukrainian energy market where the operator buys ancillary services from suppliers in order to maintain stable active capacity and frequency in the system. This is required to ensure the constant and reliable operation of the Ukrainian United Energy System and guarantee the quality of electricity. The price on this market is formed individually for each market player and is determined by an auction for the purchase of ancillary services.
Each supplier operating on the auxiliary services market must meet certain criteria and hold a certificate. Specialists of the Dobrotvirska TPP together with representatives of NPC ‘Ukrenergo’ conducted industrial tests which confirmed that power unit No. 8 and turbine generators Nos. 5 and 6 are ready to meet the requirements of the energy market. The certificate issued to the thermal power plant confirms that the TPP can provide manual reserves of 26 MW for loading and unloading for secondary regulation*, and replacement reserves of 32 MW for loading and unloading.
‘DTEK Dobrotvirska TPP has been producing electricity for 65 years. In all that time, we have generated millions of MW of electricity for export and supplied it to the Ukrainian United Energy System. A highly professional team of power engineers made its contribution to attaining this objective. The successful certification and entry of the Dobrotvirska TPP into the ancillary services market is an important strategic step for the further development of the plant. It allows us to make our contribution to the country’s energy independence, improve the reliable operation of the energy system and, as a result, receive additional funds and investments required to upgrade equipment,’ said Oleh Tarashchuk, Director of DTEK Dobrotvirska TPP.
* In the case of an imbalance in the energy system that cannot be corrected by the primary regulation (directly by the generating equipment of the TPP), the operator can use secondary frequency regulation and connects secondary regulating capacity. This capacity helps restore the planned balance and frequency in the system.