Azerbaijan thermal power plant
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Azerbaijan thermal power plant (ТЭС "Азербайджан", Azərbaycan İES) is an operating power station of at least 2400-megawatts (MW) in Mingecevir, Yevlakh district, Azerbaijan. It is also known as Mingachevir Thermal Power Plant.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan thermal power plant | Mingecevir, Yevlakh district, Azerbaijan | 40.781034, 46.990866 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: 40.781034, 46.990866
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[5] | 300[5][4] | steam turbine[6] | not found | 1990[4] |
| 2 | Operating[3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[5] | 300[5][4] | steam turbine[6] | not found | 1990[4] |
| 3 | Operating[3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[5] | 300[5][4] | steam turbine[6] | not found | 1990[4] |
| 4 | Operating[3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[5] | 300[5][4] | steam turbine[6] | not found | 1990[4] |
| 5 | Operating[3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[5] | 300[5][4] | steam turbine[6] | not found | 1990[4] |
| 6 | Operating[3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[5] | 300[5][4] | steam turbine[6] | not found | 1990[4] |
| 7 | Operating[3][7][4] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[5] | 300[5][4] | steam turbine[6] | not found | 1990[4] |
| 8 | Operating[3][7][4] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[5] | 300[5][4] | steam turbine[6] | not found | 1990[4] |
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 | AzerEnerji JSC [100%][4] | AzerEnerji JSC [100.0%] |
| 2 | AzerEnerji JSC [100%][4] | AzerEnerji JSC [100.0%] |
| 3 | AzerEnerji JSC [100%][4] | AzerEnerji JSC [100.0%] |
| 4 | AzerEnerji JSC [100%][4] | AzerEnerji JSC [100.0%] |
| 5 | AzerEnerji JSC [100%][4] | AzerEnerji JSC [100.0%] |
| 6 | AzerEnerji JSC [100%][4] | AzerEnerji JSC [100.0%] |
| 7 | AzerEnerji JSC [100%][4] | AzerEnerji JSC [100.0%] |
| 8 | AzerEnerji JSC [100%][4] | AzerEnerji JSC [100.0%] |
Background
According to the decree signed by the President of Azerbaijan on October 25th, 2022, units 7 and 8 were to be modernized to reach the total capacity of 1280 MW. As of November 2022, there were no details available.[8][9] In February 2023, the President of Azerbaijan announced construction of a new gas-fired power station in Mingecevir (Mingechevir power station) with the total installed capacity of 1,280 MW.[10][11] The construction of the new power plant began on the territory of the Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant in February 2023 at the premises of steam turbine units 7 and 8.[12][13] As of March 2024, the construction is 90-95% complete, and the new power station is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2024.[14]
As a result of connecting the Mingecevir power station and units 7 and 8 of the Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant, the total capacity of units 7 and 8 will reach 1,880 MW increasing the efficiency coefficient from 18% to 56%. The exhaust gas from the Mingecevir power station will be utilized to convert water into steam, allowing energy to be obtained without additional gas processing in the steam turbines units 7 and 8 of the Azerbaijan TPP, thus, saving 800 million cubic meters of gas per year.[14]
As of April 2025, construction of the Mingecevir power station has been completed, and the power plant is scheduled to begin operations in May 2025.[15]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://energybase.ru/power-plant/azerbaijan-tpp.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210721190525/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1341-azerbaijan/fossil-fuels-energy/19148-azerbaijan-oil-power-plant. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20210721190919/https://www.azernews.az/oil_and_gas/156776.html. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 "Energy production". AzerEnerji. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220626165246/https://www.ebrd.com/downloads/evaluation/0803.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220707034746/http://www.inogate.org/documents/3_FICHT-11527706-v2-Final_Report_Azerbaijan.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240322021801/https://report.az/ru/energetika/k-koncu-2024-goda-v-mingyachevire-budet-vvedena-v-ekspluataciyu-novaya-elektrostanciya/. Archived from the original on 2024-03-22.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Мощность двух энергоблоков ТЭС "Азербайджан" будет увеличена втрое". Информационное Агентство Репорт (in русский). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ↑ "Модернизация крупной ТЭС в Азербайджане позволит сэкономить 800 млн кубометров газа".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Запуск новой ТЭС в Мингячевире позволит экономить до 1 млрд кубометров газа в год – Алиев". Interfax. February 13, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Мингячевир превращается в крупнейший энергетический центр региона - по следам выступления Президента Ильхама Алиева". Day.Az. February 14, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Как в Азербайджане строится крупнейшая электростанция". Sputnik Azerbaijan. August 9, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Запуск новой ТЭС в Мингячевире позволит Азербайджану экономить до 1 млрд м3/год природного газа". neftegaz.ru. February 13, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 "К концу 2024 года в Мингячевире будет введена в эксплуатацию новая электростанция". report.az. Ocotber 19, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Названа дата ввода в эксплуатацию крупнейшей ТЭС эпохи независимости Азербайджана". oxu.az. March 3, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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