Turboatom

Turboatom (Ukrainian: Турбоатом) is one of the strategic state-owned enterprises of Ukraine, determining to a considerable degree energy and national security of the state. The plant is among the top ten turbine construction companies in the world, accounting for the global market of power engineering and making real competition to such industrial giants as General Electric, Siemens, Alstom, JSC "Power machines", Andritz Hidro, Voith.

History

1929–1940 Foundation and commissioning

On 1 May 1932, the first stage of the turbogenerator plant was commissioned. Its design capacity was consistent with production of 1.5 million kW per year of steam turbines. Four workshops were put into service: blade, tool, workshop of different parts and workshop of discs and diaphragms.

Achievements in 1932 included: