Avazin power station
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Avazin power station (Авазинская государственная электростанция, Авазинская ГЭС) is an operating power station of at least 254-megawatts (MW) in Awaza, Balkan, Turkmenistan. It is also known as Avaza power station, Avazinskaya power station, Awaza State Power Plant.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Avazin power station | Awaza, Balkan, Turkmenistan | 40.011028, 52.845721 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2: 40.011028, 52.845721
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2][3][4][5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[7][8] | 127[7][9] | gas turbine[7] | no[10] | 2010[7] |
| 2 | Operating[2][3][4][5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[7][8] | 127[7][9] | gas turbine[7] | no[10] | 2010[7] |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenenergo [100%][7] | Turkmenenergo [100.0%] |
| 2 | Turkmenenergo [100%][7] | Turkmenenergo [100.0%] |
Background
In May 2022, it was reported in the media that the power station would switch to a combined cycle operation mode.[11] As of March 2024, there have not been any updates about the transition.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D0%90%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F+%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F+%D1%8D%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F/@40.0109003,52.8433716,600m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x402c1765d8761f4f:0x7c905934b0483536!8m2!3d40.0108962!4d52.8455603.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220325090557/https://eneken.ieej.or.jp/data/6877.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230705011727/https://magazine.neftegaz.ru/articles/ekonomika/784573-neytralitet-turkmenistana-kak-faktor-energeticheskoy-bezopasnosti-i-dobrososedstva-dlya-rossii-v-sre/. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221005211049/https://minenergo.gov.tm/karhanalar/turkmenenergo/27. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230418055721/https://www.newscentralasia.net/2022/09/05/the-current-state-of-the-electric-power-industry-in-turkmenistan/. Archived from the original on 2023-04-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230605164511/https://www.eeseaec.org/energeticeskij-profil-turkmenistana. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20221025144823/http://minenergo.gov.tm/ru/node/13. Archived from the original on 2022-10-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220921225427/http://sng.today/ashkhabad/3459-elektroenergetika-turkmenistana-dostizheniya-i-dalneyshie-perspektivy.html. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220401124629/http://energo-cis.ru/wyswyg/file/Turkmenistan.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625143128/https://www.minenergo.gov.tm/karhanalar/turkmenenergo. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "The current state of the electric power industry in Turkmenistan". News Central Asia. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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Additional data
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