Azerbaijan, Baku, May 2 / Trend /
The Astara Power Plant in Azerbaijan has generated about 1.77 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity over five years, Azerenergy reported.
"Since its commission, the station generated about 1.77 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity as of April 2001. During this period, the forecast figures for production, consumption of electricity for the station's own needs and conditional fuel were carried out in accordance with the dispatch schedule," the plant said in a report.
The most modern equipment has been introduced at the plant. The units are put into operation within 10 minutes. Distinguished feature of this station is its closed cooling system. A 110-kilowatt substation was built in the country to transmit the electricity generated by the station.
The plant, with a capacity of 87 MW, consists of 10 units.