The Industrial Heating Plant is designed for a heat supply of site facilities after the Units final shutdown, hot water and the steam production necessary for operation of SF and RAW Management facilities, equipment and systems, remaining in operation and for technological and office buildings and facilities.

In 1992-1993 works on new Heat Plant construction were carried out, however for the financing lack they were stopped. Since 1997 the project of IHP construction was financed owing to the international assistance (US Department of Energy) and Ukrainian contribution. The total cost of the project makes US $­­­­­ 30 million. Ukrainian part is US $­­­­­ 7.5 million.

The Heating Plant was commissioned in June 2001. Since 2016 it does not generate heat. It's functions are fulfilled by more economic individual electrical boilers installed in separate buildings and premises of Chornobyl NPP site.