Construction Of Largest Power Plant Of Independence Period In Mingachevir Is Underway
(MENAFN- AzerNews) AzerEnergy OJSC is rapidly continuing work on the largest power
plant, the foundation of which was laid in February of 2023 and was
built during the period of independence, Azernews reports.
AzerEnergy OJSC that the construction works of the new
1,280-megawatt power plant built on the territory of the Azerbaijan
Thermal Power Station located in the city of Mingachevir are being
carried out by specialized local companies of Azerbaijan. The
construction of the station is supervised by the Italian AFRY
consulting company and the Spanish IDOM design company.
According to Salih Turan, a representative of AFRY consulting
company, the work is currently progressing rapidly and is 2 months
ahead of schedule. In the near future, gas turbines and generators
produced by the Italian company Ansaldo Energia will be loaded on
the ship and sent to Azerbaijan. To date, the foundation and
concreting works of four gas turbines, generators, and boilers have
been completed, and the construction of buildings in the gas
compressor building and other areas, including the metal
construction works of the station, are ongoing.
Renovation of circulation pumps of cooling water systems,
including cooling pipes, and expansion of 500 and 330-kilovolt
substations are being carried out rapidly. In parallel, in order to
increase the overall efficiency, modernization of the steam
turbines of the existing 7th and 8th power units of the
"Azerbaijan" Thermal Power Station in Mingachevir is being carried
out on a guaranteed basis. The work to remove and overhaul the
turbine, generator, and other equipment weighing more than one
hundred tons and to integrate it into the newly built power plant
has been completed, and now the work has begun to replace the
auxiliary equipment with a new one.
It was noted that the total power will be 1880 megawatts as a
result of connecting the new 1280 megawatt power station and
existing units 7 and 8 of the Azerbaijan TPP. Thus, the useful work
coefficient will be increased by 18 percent to 56 percent. More
precisely, the gas once used in the gas turbines of the new 1280
megawatt power plant will turn water into steam through utilization
and will allow to get energy without using additional gas in the
steam turbines of units 7 and 8 of the Azerbaijan TPP. As a result
of interconnection, 800 million cubic meters of gas will be saved
per year.
The construction of a new station is of particular importance in
terms of creating additional generation capacities, meeting the
growing demand for energy, increasing export opportunities,
balancing the adverse effects of the integration of renewable
energy sources into the energy system, saving natural gas in the
production of electricity, and opening new jobs in the region.
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