Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Nov. 15
By Demir Azizov– Trend:
Uzbekenergo JSC, an energy company of Uzbekistan, has announced a tender for the supply of equipment for power transmission lines and 220 kV substations within the framework of the construction project of Turakurgan thermal power plant in Namangan region (Fergana Valley, east of Uzbekistan), a representative of the energy company told Trend Nov. 15.
In total, eight lots for the supply of metal poles for 220 kV lines, high-voltage equipment, transformers, protective devices and other equipment have been put up for the tender.
The deadline for submission of the tender bids is December 28, 2016.
It was earlier reported that Uzbekistan started construction of the Turakurgan thermal power plant in 2014. It was also previously reported that the Uzbekenergo JSC announced a tender for the construction of Turakurgan thermal power plant in late 2015.
In late October 2016, Uzbekenergo JSC announced that Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation won a tender for construction of Turakurgan thermal power plant.
Mitsubishi Corporation, which was selected as the general contractor of the construction, will build two steam and gas turbines with a capacity of 450 megawatts each at the thermal power plant.
Two steam and gas turbines are planned to be launched within the first phase of the project for the construction of the Turakurgan thermal power plant in 2017.
Two more turbines are planned to be commissioned in 2020 within the second phase of the project.
The project worth $1.1 billion is being financed at the expense of the loan of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the amount of $704 million, the loan of the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan in the amount of $300 million and Uzbekenergo's own funds.
Currently, 45 power plants with the capacity of nearly 13,000 megawatts, including 16 power plants of Uzbekenergo company operate in Uzbekistan's power supply system.
