Sirdarya Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine Plant begins partial operations

A total of 461 MW started operations.

ACWA Power company said the Sirdarya Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine Independent Power Project started partial commercial operation on 2 April with a 461-megawatt (MW) capacity.

In an announcement, ACWA Power said this came following the receipt of the Commercial Operation Certificate from the National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan.

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This brings the total online capacity under commercial operation to 918 MW out of the total 1,500 MW capacity.

ACWA Power owns a 51% share of the plant located in Uzbekistan.