BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 19. The volume of work done on the new power plant in Azerbaijan's Mingachevir has been revealed, Trend reports.
According to Azerenerji, construction of a new power plant with a capacity of 1,280 megawatts built on the territory of Azerbaijan TPP in Mingachevir continues at a rapid pace.
Azerenerji informs that construction work at the power station, the foundation of which was laid in February this year, is carried out by specialized local companies in Azerbaijan, and Italian and Spanish design companies control the construction of the station.
According to Azerenerji, gas turbines and generators produced by Italian company Ansaldo Energia have already been loaded on the ship, sent to Azerbaijan, and will arrive in Baku port tomorrow. As of today, foundation work and the concreting of four gas turbines, generators, and boilers have been completed, and most of the work on the construction of the building for gas pumping equipment, the building of the Digital Control Center, the buildings of the transport zone, and other areas, including work on the steel structures of the station, has been completed.
The work on the modernization of circulation pumps in water cooling systems, including cooling pipelines, as well as the expansion of substations with capacities of 500 and 330 kilovolts is being carried out at a rapid pace.
It is noted that as a result of the connection of the new power plant with a capacity of 1,280 megawatts and the existing seventh and eighth units of the Azerbaijan TPP, the total capacity will amount to 1,880 megawatts. At the same time, the efficiency will increase from 18 to 56 percent. The gas used in the gas turbines of the new 1,280-megawatt power plant will turn water into steam through utilization and will make it possible to produce energy without using additional gas in the steam turbines of the 7th and 8th units of the Azerbaijan TPP. As a result of the connection, 800 million cubic meters of gas per year will be saved.
Azerenerji reports that the construction of the new station, the creation of additional generating capacities, meeting the growing demand for energy, increasing export opportunities, balancing the negative consequences of the integration of renewable energy sources into the energy system, saving natural gas in electricity generation, and opening new jobs in the region are of particular importance.
