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Ekibastuz - Kazakhstan

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Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan


Ekibastuz is a town in Kazakhstan. It was the location of a major forced-labor camp of the GULag system maintained by the Soviet Union from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Near Ekibastuz there are two coal fired power plants: GRES-1, with an electrical power of 1000 megawatts, and GRES-2, with an electrical power of 4000 megawatts. GRES-2 has the tallest chimney in the world.

From Ekibastusz to Kokshetau runs an overhead powerline designed for an optimal transmission voltage, the Ekibastuz-Kokshetau powerline.

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