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Native name | Bulgarian: Топлофикация Русе |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Headquarters | Ruse , Bulgaria |
Number of locations | 2 power stations |
Area served | Ruse |
| Parent | Mechel (from 2011) |
| Website | toplo-ruse |
Toplofikatsiya Ruse (Bulgarian: Топлофикация Русе) is the district heating company in the city of Ruse in Northern Bulgaria. As of 2011, the company is owned by Russian company Mechel.[1]
Toplofikatsiya Ruse has two power stations producing electricity and heat. The heat distribution network in Ruse has a total length of 79 km as of 2011, and serves over 18,000 customers.[1]
| Name | Heat energy capacity (MWt) |
Heat energy output (2011) (MWth) |
Electric capacity (MWe) |
Electric output (2011) (MWeh) |
Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEC Ruse East | 624 | 400 | 1964 | - | ||
| TEC Ruse West | 41 [2] | – | – | 1972 | (bg) | |
| Total | 665 | 400 | – | - |
The first power station in Ruse, TEC Ruse, was a diesel power plant with an installed capacity of 6.4 MWe. It was built in 1917 with a capacity of 1.4 MWe, with a further 5 MWe added in 1949. It was brought out of exploitation in 1964.[1]
- ^ a b c Toplofikatsiya Ruse – About Us (in Bulgarian). Retrieved Mar 2013.
- ^ Ruse's Economy (in Bulgarian), Ruse Municipality – Economy and Trade Directorate, Sept 2011. Retrieved Mar 2013.