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.
