February 3 11:04
In the second half of January 2026, in the area of the Boguchanskaya hydroelectric station, under the influence of the Siberian anticyclone, prolonged frosts set in: the air temperature from January 14 to January 29 was below −32O Celsius, on some days up to −39OC. Thanks to high-quality and timely preparation for the upcoming heating season, there were no disruptions in the operation of the hydroelectric power station. The station produced 1 billion 451 million kWh of environmentally friendly electricity and successfully fulfilled the tasks of the Joint Dispatch Directorate of Siberia to provide consumers. The average water flow through the station's units in January was about 3,090 cubic meters per second.
According to long-term observations, the average January temperature in the area of the Boguchanskaya HPP is −22.5OC, the minimum temperature for the entire period of regular observations was −55 ° C was recorded on January 30, 2006. In 2026, the average January temperature was −29OC, and the coldest was January 15, when the temperature dropped to −39.8OC. For comparison: in January 2025, the average air temperature in the station area was −15.9OC, and the minimum is −31OWITH.
During the summer and autumn of 2025, the staff of the Boguchanskaya HPP prepared equipment and buildings for the heating season of 2025-2026, all work was carried out as planned. The program for overhaul and current repairs of hydraulic units was fully completed, and station emergency training was conducted to eliminate accidents in low temperature conditions. An irreducible supply of material and technical resources has been formed and maintained.
On the eve of the heating season, the station personnel received additional instructions on the specifics of operating equipment and labor safety in winter conditions. All buildings, structures and premises were checked – first of all, the operability of electrical equipment, the serviceability of boiler rooms, heating and fire extinguishing systems. Particular attention was paid to the integrity of the thermal circuit and roofs of the buildings. The necessary seasonal work was carried out on spillways No. 1 and 2, cranes of various types, lifting and sliding gates.
At the end of January, the Yenisei Basin Water Administration, in accordance with the order of the Federal Agency for Water Resources (Rosvodresursy), established an operating mode for the Boguchanskaya HPP for the coming month: from February 1 to March 6, the average flow rate through hydraulic units will be 3100-3300 cubic meters per second. The regime can be changed in accordance with the hydrological situation on the Angara-Yenisei cascade and the demands of electricity consumers.
The regimes for filling and draining reservoirs, and the passage of floods to hydroelectric power stations are established by the Federal Agency for Water Resources (Rosvodresursy), taking into account the recommendations of the Interdepartmental Working Group, which includes representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Fisheries, Rosmorrechflot, JSC SO UES, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Federation, etc.
Information about the hydrological situation of hydroelectric power stations that are part of RusHydro is presented in the form of daily updated infographics.
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