Uzbekenergo launches high voltage electricity line

The high voltage line was commission into commercial use. All objects of the line are under load.

The project cost was US$120 million. The project envisages construction of high voltage line with the length of 218 km and open distribution facility 500/220 kilowatt at Talimarjan thermal power station.

The preliminary cost of the project was US$166.8 million. It was financed due to loan of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for US$110 million and own resources of Uzbekenergo.

The Uzbek side was able to save US$46 million of issued loans of IBRD due to localization of technical equipment. Currently, Uzbekenergo develops new projects, which will be financed due to saved resources.

Construction of high voltage line 500 kilovolt “Talimarjan thermal power station – Sogdiana substation” is a part of project on modernization of Talimarjan thermal power station.

Uzbekenergo is planning to launch construct two combined-cycle plants with the capacity of 450 megawatt with the cost of US$1.28 billion.