Inter RAO Group has launched a new coal-fired power generation unit at Cherepetskaya TPP in Tula Oblast, Russia. The construction of 225 MW Power Generation Unit 8 was a part of the investment program of the Group. The new unit is on the government-approved list of power generation facilities to operate under Capacity Delivery Agreements.

The eighth power generation unit of Cherepetskaya TPP will improve the reliability of power supply to consumers in Tula, Moscow, Kaluga, Oryol, Smolensk and Bryansk regions and nearby areas. The new unit also gives Cherepetskaya TPP an opportunity to retire its legacy equipment eventually in order to improve its competitive edge on the electric power and capacity market.