Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In accordance with the order of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Measures for Phased Modernization of Syrdarya TPP Power Units” from 29 December  2017, the Russian company Power Machines this year will upgrade the fifth and sixth power units at Syrdarya Thermal Power Plant (TPP).

By modernizing the power units, the efficiency of the power units will increase, the capacity of each of them will be increased to 325 MW, the equivalent fuel per 1 kW / h will be reduced by 40 grams and up to 180 million m3 of natural gas will be saved per year.

In 2019, the third and fourth power units were successfully upgraded. As a result, the power of two power units was brought up to 650 MW. The annual production of electricity by these power units in practice increased from 3.0 to 3.7 billion kW / h, equivalent fuel consumption decreased by 47 grams.

Work on the modernization of the two power units will begin in March and will be completed in November, when the power units reach full capacity. Preparations are underway for modernization.