BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 7
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
A new gas turbine power plant with a capacity of 432 MW in the Lebap region of Turkmenistan will increase the volume of electricity supplies to Central Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, Trend reports with reference to the press service of the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries.
According to the information, the project was implemented by the Turkmenenergo State Corporation of the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan jointly with the companies Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsubishi Power Ltd (Japan) and Rönesans Holding (Turkey).
The project was financed by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation through a loan agreement with the Vnesheconombank of Turkmenistan.
It is noted that the new power plant for the first time in Turkmenistan is equipped with gas turbine units of the Japanese company Mitsubishi Power Ltd. The power plant has three 144 MW gas turbine generators installed here. Together with them, the total capacity of the Lebap state power plant reached 581.2 MW.
Prior to that, all gas power plants in Turkmenistan were equipped with turbine units of the US General Electric.
It is reported that the new facility was awarded the Certificate of the Sumitomo Corporation, certifying that for the first time in Central Asia, M701DA gas turbines manufactured by Mitsubishi Power Ltd were installed at this hydroelectric power station, as well as the Certificate of Innovative Technologies of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Certificate for Sustainability and efficiency from Max Plank Energy Institute (Germany).
A Japanese delegation headed by the State Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan Ejima Kiyoshi arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the opening of the hydroelectric power station.
During the ceremony, Kiyoshi announced the desire of Japanese companies to continue to participate in important industrial projects of Turkmenistan, recalling also the agreements reached during the visit of Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Japan in July 2021. The parties discussed then agreements for the supply of Komatsu equipment and Toyota vehicles to Turkmenistan.
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