BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. Technical rehabilitation operations at the Uch-Kurgan hydroelectric power plant (HPP) are underway, with the replacement of Transformer No. 1 reaching an 88% completion rate, Trend reports via the Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan.
The infrastructure project involves the replacement of the station's core generating units. Work is being carried out by the general contractor, China National Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNEEC), with 112 personnel currently deployed on-site.
According to data from the ministry, related structural work on the dam, including drilling, cementation, and drainage installation, has reached 72.1% readiness. On the downstream section of the facility, structural reinforcement of the repair gate opening beams stands at 32.4% completion, while the installation of the upstream emergency repair gate lifting mechanism is at 31.2%.
Engineering teams are also assembling the station's primary generating units. The overall installation of Hydroelectric Unit No. 2 is at 24.3% completion, while Hydroelectric Unit No. 1 stands at 17.6% readiness. Specific assembly metrics for the stator and rotor of Unit No. 1 are recorded at 11.1% and 6.5% respectively. The overhaul includes the delivery of new machinery alongside the removal of decommissioned components.
