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==Background on Plant==
 
==Background on Plant==
 
The Angren power station is owned by state joint stock company Uzbekenergo. The power station originally consisted of eight units totaling 484 MW. The first unit was commissioned in 1957, and the eighth in 1968. In September 2012, Uzbekenergo signed a contract with China's Harbin Electric International Company for construction of a 130 to 150 MW unit, planned for operation in 2016. Total project cost is US$242.6 million, financed by Uzbekenergo (US$75.1 million) and a loan from the Chinese Ex-Im Bank (US$165.6 million).<ref>[http://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-23620.htm " Harbin Power to modernize Angren thermal power station,"] Uz Daily, 20 June 2013</ref> The new unit will replace the first four units of the plant.<ref>[http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/41765 "Angren Coal Power Plant Uzbekistan,"] GEO, accessed April 2016</ref>
 
The Angren power station is owned by state joint stock company Uzbekenergo. The power station originally consisted of eight units totaling 484 MW. The first unit was commissioned in 1957, and the eighth in 1968. In September 2012, Uzbekenergo signed a contract with China's Harbin Electric International Company for construction of a 130 to 150 MW unit, planned for operation in 2016. Total project cost is US$242.6 million, financed by Uzbekenergo (US$75.1 million) and a loan from the Chinese Ex-Im Bank (US$165.6 million).<ref>[http://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-23620.htm " Harbin Power to modernize Angren thermal power station,"] Uz Daily, 20 June 2013</ref> The new unit will replace the first four units of the plant.<ref>[http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/41765 "Angren Coal Power Plant Uzbekistan,"] GEO, accessed April 2016</ref>
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Construction on a 150 MW unit began in 2014.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:L793gVlKy4EJ:www.china-hei.com/en/news-3-view.php%3Fid%3D1969+&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us "Uzbekistan Angren 1x150MW Coal-Fired Power Plant Holds the Ground Breaking Ceremony,"] China Hei, 2014-05-14</ref>
  
 
==Project Details of new unit==
 
==Project Details of new unit==

Revision as of 23:58, 26 April 2016

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Proposedcoalplants}} Angren power station is a 484-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Four units are scheduled for dismantling and replacement.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Angren, Okhangaron.

Background on Plant

The Angren power station is owned by state joint stock company Uzbekenergo. The power station originally consisted of eight units totaling 484 MW. The first unit was commissioned in 1957, and the eighth in 1968. In September 2012, Uzbekenergo signed a contract with China's Harbin Electric International Company for construction of a 130 to 150 MW unit, planned for operation in 2016. Total project cost is US$242.6 million, financed by Uzbekenergo (US$75.1 million) and a loan from the Chinese Ex-Im Bank (US$165.6 million).[1] The new unit will replace the first four units of the plant.[2]

Construction on a 150 MW unit began in 2014.[3]

Project Details of new unit

  • Sponsor: Uzbekenergo
  • Parent company:
  • Developer:
  • Location: Angren, Okhangaron, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Coordinates: 41.004897, 70.122799 (exact)
  • Status: Construction
  • Capacity: 150 MW
  • Type:
  • Start date: 2016
  • Coal Type: Lignite
  • Coal Source: Angren coal mine
  • Source of financing:
  • Permits and applications:

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