Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan: 3 new thermal power plants were put into operation in three regions of the country in three months

In Uzbekistan, in accordance with the decrees of the President of the country, new modern thermal power plants (TPPs) are being built and put into operation. Since the beginning of this year, 3 new thermal power plants with a total capacity of 684 MW have been put into operation in the regions of the country.

The first of them, a gas piston thermal power plant with a capacity of 270 MW in the Bukhara district of the Bukhara region, was commissioned on January 11, 2022;

The second is a combined cycle plant with a capacity of 240 MW, which was commissioned on January 14 in the Kibray district of the Tashkent region;

The start of operation of the third new thermal power plant with a capacity of 174 MW, built in the Yangiaryk district of the Khorezm region, was given on March 10.

These 3 power plants generate of 5.6 billion kWh of electricity per year in total. Due to the introduction of energy-saving equipment and technologies, 725 million cubic meters of natural gas per year will be saved.

The saved natural gas will make it possible to generate an extra  2.7 billion kWh of electricity.

Additinally, by the end of March, the 4th new thermal power plant with a capacity of 230 MW will be put into operation in the Kibray district of the Tashkent region.

Press Service of the Ministry of Energy