The proposed high-efficiency combined cycle power plant is planned to be built at the Turakurgan thermal power station located in the northern region of Fergana Valley.
The contract has been awarded to MC and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS).
MHPS and MC will supply two main equipment trains of high-efficiency power generation equipment, including M701F gas turbines and steam turbines for the power plant, which is scheduled to be commissioned in 2020.
The project is backed by financing from an Official Development Assistance (ODA) Loan provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Uzbek government funds.
Under the contract, MHPS will design, procure and manufacture the main equipment including the gas turbines and steam turbines, as well as major auxiliaries such as the air-cooled condenser and gas compressor.
Additionally, Turkey–based engineering and construction company Calik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret (CE), in which MC is an investment partner, will be responsible for the supply of the remaining components for the plant construction.
It will also undertake inland transportation as well as conduct civil engineering and installation works.
In October 2016, MHPS, along with Mitsubishi, has secured contract from Uzbekenergo to supply power generation equipment for the proposed Navoi 2 combined cycle power plant.
Designed to supply electricity to the local area, the Navoi 2 project is the expansion of the existing Navoi 1 power plant, for which MHPS earlier supplied the same GTCC.
Upon completion, the two projects are expected to provide security and reliability of power supply in Uzbekistan.
