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Kaluga Turbine Works

Kaluga Turbine Plant Production Association
PO "Kaluzhskiy turbinnyy zavod" 

255, Moskovskaya str.  
248010, Kaluga, Russia

248632, Kaluga, Russia 
Ulitsa Moskovskaya, 255 

Telephone: (011-7-08422) 6-74-94, 6-79-26, 
6-71-09, 2-44-98, 7-30-56, 6-73-01; 
Telex: 183188 ROTOR; 
Fax: N/A; 
E-Mail: 

The Kaluga Turbine Plant Production Association produces turbines for naval ships and submarines. It also produces turbines for civilian power plants. It is located near the Kaluga Motor-Building Plant. It was formerly subordinated to the Ministry of the Shipbuilding Industry. As of 1971 total employment was 12,000.

The association has been involved in food production. The association operates a fish breeding farm. The association has been involved in at least one joint venture with Jugoturbina of the former Yugoslavia to produce turbines for power plants. It may also have participated in a joint venture with WSK of Krakow, Poland to produce ship separators. It has also signed an agreement with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Electrical Power to supply five turbine generators in 1994-95.

Kaluga Turbine Works (JSC "KTW") is one of the domestic largest manufacturer's of power generation equipment - steam turbines to drive electric generators, driving turbines, package-type turbo generators, geothermal turbines. KTW's history goes back to 1946 when the first tool shop was put into operation. In 1950 10 turbines (OR-300), designed and manufactured at the factory, were supplied to the Ukraine. By 1954 KTW turbines were widely operated in different branches of industry not only in Russia, but also in China, Poland, Hungary and Romania. It had a total installed capacity rated at 100 000 kW. Manufacture of high capacity turbines - 12 and 25 MW with steam pressure up to 9 MPa - marked an improvement in power generation equipment. Production of package-type turbo generators requiring factory refurbishment promoted construction of new engineering and assembly shops and development of unique testing department. In 1970 driving turbines for nuclear power plants were launched. KTW turbines and turbo generators were (are) installed at lighters, dry-cargo ships and tankers. Business contacts were established with Mongolia, Yugoslavia, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Finland.

1950 The first 10 self-designed turbines (OR-300), delivered to Ukraine, led "KTZ - Kaluga Turbine Works to the power market.

1953 Works personnel numbers nearly 2000. All necessary departments and services were founded, including the Special Design Engineering Bureau (SDB). 10 turbines of 4 sizes were delivered to China, Poland, Hungary, and Romania.

1954 "Kaluga Turbine Works" produced 65 turbines of 8 sizes with total capacity - 100 thou. kW.

1956 The 10 Th. Anniversary of "KTZ". Turbine sets were delivered to different industries in Russia and abroad as well. The first presentation of its own production at Leipzig Fair -Turbine sets and Turbo-pumps of package-type.

1957 The first OK-1 turbo-generator of package-type was supplied to the first atomic ice-breaker "Lenin". In this year the first turbine of 6 MW was designed and manufactured. Turbines of reduction type (condensing, with back pressure and with controlled steam extraction) were developed.

1960 The plant started the output of 12 and 25 MW sets including unites with high steam parameters (up to 9 MPa). The Manufacturing of 20 types of steam turbines, several types of turbo-generators, small gas turbine unites, pumps for different application, including unites for marine use, went on successfully.

1966 The Works started to belong to "MINSUDPROM" system. Modular turbogenerators and steam turbine unites for NAVY purposes became the main production. To produce steam turbines the works reconstruction began. Highrise assembly building and unique testing complexes appeared.

1967 The head model of controlled steam turbine of package-type for Russian NAVY application was manufactured. It had no analogues as in Russian Ship building and abroad as well. This unit was used to supply the screw propeller with electric power and to drive it.

1970 Over 1200 turbines of different types, were delivered not only inside Russia, but to 15 countries abroad. The Works started developing and producing driven turbines for nuclear power industry.

1972 The 6,0 MW turbines series with 3600 rpm rotor speed delivery to Cuba began. The output of turbines and turbo-generators for atomic icebreakers and other vessels (lighters, dry-cargo-chips, tankers) in this country and other countries of the world continued.

1985 The manufacture of the III-d generation turbines began. The 2000-th turbine was produced.

1991 The development of turbines to use steam and water of geothermal fields and utilize the waste heat of industrial unites was started.

1993 The privatization of "Kaluga Turbine Works" and its reorganization into JointStock Company. The first package-type GeoPS (capacity 500 kW) with the turbine, produced by JSC "KTZ", was put into operation.

1995 The manufacture of modular turbo-generators for low-capacity power engineering, including generators for operating as a part of industrial and heating boilerhouses began.

1998 The test set up of Verhne-Mutnovskaya thermal Power station took place. Ecologically soft, having no analogues "KTZ" turbine unites were installed there.

1999 By the 1 St of January 1608 (from 2250 output) turbine sets had been already in operation. Verkhne-Mutnovskaya GeoPS in Kamchatka (capacity 12 MW) with tree turbines, produced by JSC "KTZ", was put into operation.

2000 The 50-th Anniversary of the first turbinemanufacture. ?? 1500-350-1 feed pump of power unit No 2 of Permskaya SRPS was updated.

2001 As per the RJSC "???" project the first turn of Mutnovskaya GeoPS in Kamchatka with two unique double-flow turbines, produced by JSC "KTZ", with the capacity 50 MW was trailed. Turbo generator set, designed by JSC "KTZ" with the capacity 0,5 MW for package-type utilizing power saving complex was supplied to gas compressor station "Chaplygin", Lipetsk region. Steam turbine set (capacity 37 MW), produced by KTZ, with air condenser for operation together with gas turbine set (capacity 100 MW), produced by ABB, was supplied to JSC "Ferrochrom" (Aktyubinsk, Kazakhstan) for operation in combined cycle set.

2002 Gas expansion turbo set with capacity 1, 5 MW was manufactured to operate as a part of expender- generator units generating electric power at gas regulating stations.

2003 50th Anniversary of the first turbines delivery abroad. OJSC "KTZ" delivered its sales duties to OJSC"Power Machines». Quality assurance system of OJSC "KTZ"was certified according to the EN ISO 9001:2000 International Standards requirements. Development of power generating complexes" GATEK" for small gas and condensate fields.

2004 Two turbines of 10 MW were delivered to operate as a part of gas and steam unit for Sochinskaya thermal station. Heat recovery turbo set of 0.6 MW was delivered to Israel to operate at combustion plants and two turbines of 3,7 MW each were supplied to Italy.

2005 The turbine of 12 MW for increased steam conditions ( 9 MPa ) was delivered for company " Guinea Argil». Guinea - the 39 th country of OJSC "KTZ" turbine exporting.

2006 The year of the 60-th Anniversary of Kaluga Turbine Works. Supply of 4 turbines to the atomic power station "Kudankulam" in India.

2007 Supply of turbines to the thermal power station "Sipat", Bilaspur, India.

2008 Supply of turbines to combined-cycle electric power station in the Yamal-Nenes Autonomous Area. Manufacturing of turbines for other combined-cycle plants with capacity up to 75 MW. Manufacturing of turbines for the first floating nuclear power station.