TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 16. Uzbekistan
has kicked off a public-private partnership project to get the ball
rolling on a 100-megawatt cogeneration facility in Tashkent,
Trend reports via the
press service of the President of Uzbekistan.
The initiative is being executed in collaboration with the
Chinese entity China National Technical Import and Export
Corporation (CNTIC) on a 3.5-hectare parcel and is underpinned by
$65 million in foreign direct investment.
The combined heat and power generation facility is outfitted with
70 gas reciprocating engine units sourced from the esteemed British
manufacturer Rolls-Royce.
The forthcoming combined heat and power installation will
incorporate 70 gas reciprocating engines provided by the UK-based
entity Rolls-Royce, facilitating the concurrent production of
electrical power and thermal energy.
Once commissioned, the facility is expected to produce up to 876
million kilowatt-hours of electricity and 858,000 gigacalories of
thermal energy annually, while saving around 35 million cubic
meters of natural gas per year.
The project is expected to ensure continuous heat supply to
1,846 facilities in the Yunusabad, Almazar, Shaykhantakhur,
Mirzo-Ulugbek, and Yakkasaray districts of the capital. Of these,
1,400 are residential buildings, while the remainder are social
infrastructure facilities. In addition, approximately 292,000
apartments are expected to receive a stable electricity supply.
Following commissioning, the cost of thermal energy production
is projected to decrease by 40-45%. The project is also expected to
significantly reduce atmospheric pollutant emissions and fully
eliminate wastewater discharge, contributing to improved
environmental sustainability in Tashkent.
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