A modern combined gas and steam plant with a total capacity of 1573 MW will be built in Boyovut district of Sirdarya region in compliance with the Presidential decree, the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan reports.
Based on it, a modern combined-cycle "H" class thermal power plant will be built on an area of 61.9 hectares and be launched in 2026.
Within the framework of the project, the unit will be able to generate 12 billion kWh of electricity per year which will help to save 1.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
The project dubbed the largest of its kind in CIS is expected to provide 2,500 permanent jobs and employ 120 engineers after commissioning.
Om November 19, 2021, in the international open tender held with the technical support of the International Finance Corporation, EDF International S.A.S. (France), Nebras Power Investment Management B.V. (Qatar), Sojitz Corporation (Japan) and Kyuden International Corporation (Japan) were the winners.
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