Syrdarya Power Plant

Syrdarya Power Plant
CountryUzbekistan
LocationShirin
Coordinates40°13′41″N 69°6′2″E / 40.22806°N 69.10056°E / 40.22806; 69.10056
StatusOperational
Decommission date1972
OwnerUzbekenergo
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Secondary fuelFuel oil
Power generation
Units operational8 x 325 MW, 1 x 310 MW, 1 x 305 MW
Make and modelTAGMET
LMZ
Electrosila
Nameplate capacity3,215 MW
External links
Websitewww.sdtes.uz

Syrdarya Power Plant is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Shirin, Uzbekistan. Its ten units were commissioned in 1972–1981. The installed capacity of the power plant is 3,215 MW.

Modernization of the Syrdarya Power Plant a been financed by international donors. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank financed reconstruction of two generation units by Siemens. In 2000, the Syrdarya Energy Company, now part of Uzbekenergo, was created on the basis of the Syrdarya Power Plant.

The power plant has 3 flue gas stacks, the tallest of which is 350 metres (1,150 ft).