ADB Loan 45306-001: Takhiatash Power Plant Efficiency Improvement Project
Country: Uzbekistan
Location within country: Karakalpakstan
Asian Development Bank
Implementation period(month/year):October, 2017 - September, 2020
Madina Khalmirzayeva - Environmental Expert
ADB is helping Uzbekistan upgrade the Takhiatash thermal power plant to meet rising electricity demand in the western part of the country. The project will involve building two combined-cycle gas turbine units, decommissioning old and inefficient power generation units, improving energy efficiency, and increasing power supply to the Karakalpakstan and Khorezm regionsThe project, to be implemented in the Takhiatash thermal power plant (TPP), involves building two combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) units, decommissioning old and inefficient power generation units, improving energy efficiency, and increasing power supply to the Karakalpakstan and Khorezm regions. It includes a capacity development component to improve corporate performance and a social development component to foster gender equality