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энергетический объект

English translation: power facility

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Russian term or phrase:энергетический объект
English translation:power facility
Entered by: Pham Xuan Thanh

08:17 Jun 14, 2013
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Energy / Power Generation
Russian term or phrase: энергетический объект
Is this specifically a power **generating** facility? Is is a very vague term for all kinds of power generating facilities, or does it have a more precise meaning?

Thank you.
Emily Justice
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:58
power facility
Explanation:
Facility:
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service;

Physical plants, distribution centres, service centres, and related equipment.


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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-06-14 13:07:48 GMT)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ivanpah_Solar_Power_...
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyperion_Power_Facili...
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Pham Xuan Thanh
Local time: 03:58
Grading comment
This one is hard to grade. I used the word "facility" rather than asset, but your explanation was very helpful, Igor, so thank you both.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1power facility
Pham Xuan Thanh
4power asset
Igor Blinov
Summary of reference entries provided
Mykola Khandoga

  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
power asset


Explanation:
power plants and substations, gas stations and oil pipelines, solar and wind power installations - they are all "power assets"

Igor Blinov
Russian Federation
Local time: 23:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 272
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
power facility


Explanation:
Facility:
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service;

Physical plants, distribution centres, service centres, and related equipment.


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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-06-14 13:07:48 GMT)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ivanpah_Solar_Power_...
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyperion_Power_Facili...

Pham Xuan Thanh
Local time: 03:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese
PRO pts in category: 31
Grading comment
This one is hard to grade. I used the word "facility" rather than asset, but your explanation was very helpful, Igor, so thank you both.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Grabowski
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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Reference comments


16 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference

Reference information:
It is indeed a power-generating facility of any kind.


    Reference: http://www.ngpedia.ru/id202978p1.html
Mykola Khandoga
Ukraine
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Alexander Grabowski
4 hrs
agree  cyhul
18 hrs
agree  Vladyslav Golovaty: энергетический - связанный с энергией, энергетикой вообще или топливный
1 day 5 hrs
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