Mitsubishi Corporation to construct Turakurgan thermal power station
21/10/2016 16:05
Mitsubishi Corporation to construct Turakurgan thermal power station
21/10/2016 16:05
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation (Japan) won a tender for construction of new thermal power station in Namangan region of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekenergo said that tender on selecting general contractor of the project “Construction of two units of 450 MW combined cycle power facilities at Turakurgan power station in Turakurgan district of Namangan region”.
The company said that Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation was determined as the winner of the tender. Currently, the sides are working on contract.
The project envisages construction of the Turakurgan thermal power station with the capacity of 900 megawatts. The project implementation started in August 2015.
The project cost is US$1.1 billion. The project will be financed due to loan of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for US$704 million and loan of the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan – US$300 million, as well as own resources of Uzbekenergo.
First phase of the project on construction of Turakurgan thermal power station (TPS) will be commissioned in 2017.
In the first stage, in 2017, it is planned to commission two modern combined cycle power facilities with a capacity of 450 MW each. In the second stage, in 2020, it is planned to launch two more such facilities.
Construction of the plant will allow to produce 6.8 billion KWH of electricity, which will help to meet growing demand of Ferghana Valley in electricity, including to realize new projects in textile, food, pharmaceutical, construction materials, small and private businesses sector.
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