BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 31
By Ilkin Seyfaddini – Trend:
Russian Power Machines company have modernized two power units of the Syrdarya thermal power plant, completing the first stage of its reconstruction, Trend reports via Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy.
The $187.3 million project provides for the modernization of six power units of the plant in three stages (two units each), increasing their total capacity from 1800 mW to 1950 mW. The cost of the turnkey contract with the Russian company is $177.1 million.
The total capacity of the two power units of the Syrdarya Power Plant - the third and fourth - was brought up from 600 to 650 mW, annual power production - from 3 billion to 3.7 billion kWh.
In March-November 2020 Power Machines company is planning to modernize two more units, the fifth and sixth, also bringing the capacity of each unit to 325 mW. Now preparations for the modernization are underway, said the ministry.
Power Machines is one of the world’s largest power engineering companies, boasting a wealth of international experience and expertise in the engineering-design, manufacturing and supply of equipment sets for thermal, nuclear, hydro and gas-turbine power plants.