Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct. 27
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has provided a loan to Uzbekistan in the amount of 12 billion yen ($99.603 million) for the project on construction of four gas-turbine units at the Tashkent thermal power station, according to a press release of the agency.
JICA and the Uzbek government signed the loan agreement within the framework of the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Tashkent October 24-26.
Four cogeneration gas turbine units with a design capacity of 27 megawatts each are to be built as part of the project. They are designed for the generation of electric power and heat at the same time.
The project will be financed through JICA loans, the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan and own funds of Uzbekenergo.
In 2013, Japanese Tohoku Electric Power Co completed the realization of the pilot project for construction of the complex of cogeneration gas turbine plants with design capacity of 27 megawatt at Tashkent CHP. The cost of the project was $62.9 million.
Moreover, a gas turbine produced by Hitachi was installed at Tashkent CHP as part of the project. The gas turbine had a generator with the capacity of 27 megawatt and waste-heat boiler with total capacity of 47 metric tons per hour.
The project was financed with the funds of Uzbekenergo ($24.9 million) and $38 million worth grant from Japanese New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
Tohoku Electric Power carried out the design, construction and installation works while Hitachi and Marubeni provided equipment supply.
Edited by CN