Tashkent Thermal Power Central launches co-generation gas turbine facility

The project “Introduction of the co-generation gas turbine facility” was included to the programme on priority direction of industrial development of Uzbekistan in 2011-2015.

The project cost is US$62.9 million, of which US$24.9 million were resources of Uzbekenergo and US$38 million – NEDO grant.

The capacity of the gas turbine facility is 27 megawatt, which will allow to increase electricity by 228 million KWH up to 400 million KWH. This will be enough to ensure electricity supply up to 6,500 enterprises.

The facility will also help to cut gas consumption by 39 million cubic meters, which will be enough for production of 975,000 tonnes of high quality metals. It will also decrease CO2 emission by 65 tonnes a year.

Main and auxiliary technological equipment, which are part of gas turbine, diesel generator and redactors, were produced and delivered by Hitachi. The gas compressor was supplied by KOBELCO.