Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Aug. 30
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
The construction of a combined gas-steam power plant in the territory of Mary power plant in the South of Turkmenistan is being carried out, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper wrote.
The project is implemented according to the order of the "Turkmenenergo" State Electric Power Corporation. With its commissioning, the total capacity of Turkmenistan's leading power plant will double.
But its main advantage is environmental friendliness and almost waste-free production, as well as resource savings, since it will be fueled not only by gas, but also by water vapor, the message says.
Earlier it was reported that the Turkish company Calyk Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. with the participation of the American General Electric company plans to complete the construction of a combined steam and gas power plant in Mary in December 2018.
The new combined cycle power plant is designed to generate 12.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. Some 4 gas turbines, 4 heat recovery boilers, 2 steam turbines will operate within the structure of the power plant.
It is expected that the project will ensure the growing energy consumption in the country and increase the export of electricity. At this stage, Turkmenistan supplies electricity to Afghanistan and Iran.