Balkanabad power station

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Balkanabad power station (Балканабадская ГЭС) is an operating power station of at least 254-megawatts (MW) in Balkanbat, Balkan, Turkmenistan. It is also known as Balkanabat, Nebitdag.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Balkanabad power station Balkanbat, Balkan, Turkmenistan 39.5105, 54.3273 (exact)[1][2]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3-1, Unit 3-2: 39.5105, 54.3273

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3-1 operating[3][4][5][6] gas[7] 127[7][8][9][10] gas turbine[7] no[11] 2010[7][3]
Unit 3-2 operating[3][4][5][6] gas[7] 127[7][8][9][12] gas turbine[7] no[11] 2010[7][3]

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 3-1 Turkmenenergo[7] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
Unit 3-2 Turkmenenergo[7] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]

Background

The total installed capacity of the power station is 380.2 MW, including three units with the capacity below the GEM's threshold of 50 MW.[13][14]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B030'37.8%22N+54%C2%B019'38.3%22E/@39.510504154.3251113605m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d39.5105!4d54.3273. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/2014-turkmenistan/fossil-fuels-energy/30876-balkanabat-gas-power-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220629195539/https://eng.calikenerji.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Faaliyet_Raporu(EN).pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204113438/https://minenergo.gov.tm/karhanalar/turkmenenergo/36. Archived from the original on 04 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); 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 (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)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://www.business.com.tm/ru/post/9717/v-balkanabade-proizvedeno-bolee-22-mlrd-kvtchasov-elektroenergii. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714210223/http://www.minenergo.gov.tm/ru/node/13. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 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)
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714210223/http://www.minenergo.gov.tm/ru/node/14. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. "Balkanabat Simple Cycle Power Plant". Çalık Enerji. Retrieved September 26, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Investment and Financial Flows (I&FF) Assessment Report" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved March 28, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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