BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 8. The amount of energy produced by the power plant at the Heydar Aliyev reservoir in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan from 2020 through 2024 amounted to 7,076 kWh, 6,759 kWh, 2,675 kWh, 1,970 kWh, and 9,656 kWh, respectively, a source in the State Energy Service of Nakhchivan told Trend.
The plant was built on the reservoir in accordance with the agreement dated December 19, 2004, signed between the Cabinet of Ministers of Nakhchivan and the Turkish "Cengiz İnşaat AŞ və Aksoy ortaq təşəbbüsü" company. The reservoir has a capacity of 100 million cubic meters.
Besides, the plant is equipped with two hydro turbines, each with a capacity of two megawatts, and one hydro turbine with a capacity of 0.5 megawatts. In July 2006, testing and commissioning works at the plant were completed, and it was connected to the energy system. The power transformers installed to connect the energy generated at the plant to the 35 kV "Shahbuz" transmission line, as well as the distribution structures, were manufactured in Türkiye. The turbines and generators were produced in France.
The costs associated with the project, including the installation and commissioning of the plant, were fully covered by funds obtained by the State Energy Service of Nakhchivan from electricity sales.
Additionally, the plant is designed to produce 12 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
