Nizhnekamsk CCPP 495 MW: Natural draft cooling tower awarded to Hamon

Hamon has been awarded the order for the natural draft cooling tower for the Nizhnekamsk power plant. The Nizhnekamsk project is a new combined cycle power plant of 495 MW located in Tatarstan, Russia. Awarded by Entrade GmbH, German subsidiary of ENKA, this project is developed by Nizhnekamsk Neftekhim, Russian conglomerate owned by TAIF Holding, Tatar American Investment Fund.

The cooling tower has the following characteristics:

• Base diameter: Ø76 m
• Total height: 88 m
• Air inlet height: 6 m
• Water quality: soft water
• Special features:
  • shell and internal structure in coated/galvanized steel
  • rotating louvers in the air inlet