Karabatan power station

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The Karabatan power station is a proposed 310-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power station in Atyrau, Kazakhstan.

Location

The map below shows Atyrau City, the approximate location of the proposed power station.

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Background

According to some news sources in January 2015, Doosan Heavy Industries (South Korea) signed a contract for the construction of a US$308 million, 310MW coal-fired power plant with project sponsor Karabatan Utility Solutions (KUS). The planned start date is 2018.

However, other news sources reported that the plant would be gas-fired, and in June 2015 Siemens was contracted to provide the gas turbines for the plant.

Project Details of proposed gas plant

• Sponsor: Karabatan Utility Solutions
• Parent company:
• Location: Atyrau City, Kazakhstan
• Coordinates: 47.1089978, 51.9193375 (approximate)
• Status: Permitted
• Capacity: 310 MW
• Type: Combined cycle
• Projected in service: 2018
• Source of financing:

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