Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Ferghana thermal power station (TSP) was organized more than 60 years ago. At the moment, its production capacity is 305 MWh of electricity. Also, the center supplies heat to important sectors of the economy and consumers.

At the moment, in order to gradually introduce modern and efficient technologies for generating electricity, improve the efficiency and rational use of fuel and energy resources, as well as ensure the stable development of the social sphere of the region with the creation of additional jobs, at the enterprise, an investment project is being implemented to introduce highly efficient cogeneration gas turbine units with a capacity of 17 MW.

The total cost of the project is US$83.6 million, of which US$49.5 million as a grant is provided by the Japanese government, and the remaining US$34.1 million is the own funds of Ferghana Thermal Power Plant.

At the construction site, work proceeds in compliance with all the necessary hygiene requirements under quarantine conditions. The new installations are planned to be commissioned as soon as possible - by the end of this year, which will provide the population of the Ferghana Valley with additional electricity and heat in winter.

It is worth noting that with the implementation of the project, the heat supply of Kirguli massif and A.Kodyri massif of the city of Ferghana will become more stable, and the level of the electricity deficit in the city will decrease. This will increase the potential for saving fuel and energy resources.

The main equipment of the new device is supplied on the basis of a Japanese grant. The rest of the components, auxiliary units and devices are products of domestic manufacturers based on a localization program, which leads to significant savings in foreign exchange.

“The new power generation line under construction is a highly efficient technology,” says Bakhodir Nuriddinov, technical director of Ferghana TPS. - Each MW of generated electricity saves 50% of natural gas consumption. The implementation of this project will lead to an increase in production capacities in the Ferghana Valley, while the Ferghana TPS will receive an additional 197.04 million hours of electricity, 214,080 Gcal of heat a year.