Kurakhove Power Station

Kurakhove Power Station (Курахівська ТЕС, also known as Kurakhivska TES) is a thermal power plant on Volycha river 15 km from Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

The Kurakhove power station went into service on July 6, 1941, but was soon rendered inoperable by German troops during World War II. On October 20, 1941, it was occupied by German troops, who destroyed it in their retraction in 1943. It was repaired soon thereafter and on August 12, 1946, it went into operation again. Further units were installed resulting in an output power of 400 MW. Between 1972 and 1975 7 new units, one outputting 200 MW and 6 outputting 210 MW, went in service, which replaced the old units and which are still in use today. The units were overhauled in 2006. The chimney of the power plant is 250 m tall.

330 kV-Line Donbas-Dnipro
The Kurakhovka power station serves as the starting point for a 330 kV double-circuit power line that connects to Zaporizhzhia. Known as the 330 kV-Line Donbas-Dnipro, this three-phase AC power line was constructed in 1964 and operates as a double-circuit line. The line primarily consists of three parallel power lines, each supported by pylons with two conductors. In this configuration, one three-phase AC system comprises the outermost power line and the conductor of the innermost power line closest to it.

Russo-Ukrainian War
On October 17-18, 2022, the occupiers carried out missile strikes on the Kurakhove TEC and the city of Kurakhove, causing destruction.