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 Avazinskoy, Avaza, Awaza.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Avazin power station Awaza, Balkan, Turkmenistan 40.01102766, 52.84572123 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 40.01102766, 52.84572123

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3][4][5][6] gas, diesel[7][8] 127[7][9] gas turbine[7] no[10] 2010[7]
Unit 2 operating[2][3][4][5][6] gas, 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
Unit 1 Turkmenenergo[7] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
Unit 2 Turkmenenergo[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

  1. 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/@40.010900352.8433716600m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x402c1765d8761f4f:0x7c905934b0483536!8m2!3d40.0108962!4d52.8455603. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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 25 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221005211049/https://minenergo.gov.tm/karhanalar/turkmenenergo/27. Archived from the original on 05 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 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 18 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230605164511/https://www.eeseaec.org/energeticeskij-profil-turkmenistana. Archived from the original on 05 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 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 05 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 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 25 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 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 21 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 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 01 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625143128/https://www.minenergo.gov.tm/karhanalar/turkmenenergo. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "The current state of the electric power industry in Turkmenistan". News Central Asia. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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