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Location:
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Big Ferghana Channel
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Sector:
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Energy |
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Total cost:
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$ 31 mln
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Chinese partner:
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The Export - Import Bank of China
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Uzbekstani partner:
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UzbekHydroEnergo
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Construction start:
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2017
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Putting into commission:
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2019
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The Export - Import Bank of China (Exim bank) is a state-owned policy bank with the status of an independent legal entity. Exim Bank plays a crucial role in promoting steady economic growth and structural adjustment, supporting foreign trade, and implementing the “going global” strategy. It is dedicated to supporting China’s foreign trade, investment and international economic cooperation.
UzbekHydroEnergo is a joint-stock company that was created by a Decree of the President of Uzbekistan in 2017 [1]. It will comprise hydroelectric power stations, hydrotechnical and other hydropower related units of UzbekEnergo National Power Company as well as UzSuvEnergo (Uz Water Energy) association under the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. UzbekHydroEnero is responsible for implementation of the Program of measures for further development of the hydropower sector for 2017-2021, approved by the Presidential Decree in May 2017. [2]
The construction of the small HPSs Cascade on the Big Ferghana Channel is linked to the government resolution approved in Uzbekistan for the hydro-energy development program for 2017 - 2021. [3]
The main objective of the presidential decree is to diversify power generation sources by doubling the existing ~1200 MW generation capacity of the hydropower stations by 2030. The programme includes the construction of dozens of (presidential decree enlists 70 projects) new medium and small hydropower stations and the modernization of the existing large and medium-size hydropower stations. These medium and small hydropower investment projects constituted the largest portion of the ~20 bln USD economic cooperation agreements made during President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s first official visit to the PRC from 10 to 14 May 2017.
The hydroelectric power station has four hydro aggregates with capacity of 3 MW each. The total capacity of the hydroelectric power station is 12 MW and the average electricity generation is 72.8 million kilowatt/hours per year.
The project total cost $31 million, of which $22.3 million were funded by Uzbekhydroenergo JSC, and $8.7 million from the Chinese Eximbank. According to preliminary estimates by experts, the costs will pay off within eight and a half years.
For the operation of the hydropower plant the equipment of the Chinese company Dongfang Electric, which has been cooperating with Uzbekistan for ten years, has been installed. In total, four aggregates weighing 936 tons were imported from China. Since each of them consists of more than ten thousand parts, the installation of the system took five months. The representative of the Chinese company said that the equipment can be used for 40 years, however, in practice, the service life can be 80-100 years. [4]
https://mytashkent.uz/2019/02/25/istoriya-ao-gidroproekt/