Lebap power station

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Lebap power station (Лебапская ГЭС (Unit 1-3), Электростанция Зергер (Unit 4-6)) is an operating power station of at least 582-megawatts (MW) in Turkmenabat, Charjev etrap, Lebap, Turkmenistan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Zerger power station (Units 4-6), Lebap State Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lebap power station Turkmenabat, Charjev etrap, Lebap, Turkmenistan 38.9763077, 63.4660952 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, 5, 6: 38.9763077, 63.4660952

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Equipment Emergency/Backup
1-1 Operating[2][3][4][5][6][7] fossil gas: natural gas[8] 50[9][10][11] gas turbine[9][12] no[13] 2014[9] GE Power: LM6000[7] no
1-2 Pre-construction[14][15][3] fossil gas: waste heat from natural gas[3] 125[16] steam turbine[3] not found – not found no
2-1 Operating[2][3][4][5][6][7] fossil gas: natural gas[8] 50[9][10][11] gas turbine[9][12] no[13] 2014[9] GE Power: LM6000[7] no
2-2 Pre-construction[14][15][3] fossil gas: waste heat from natural gas[3] 125[16] steam turbine[3] not found – not found no
3-1 Operating[2][3][4][5][6][7] fossil gas: natural gas[8] 50[9][10][11] gas turbine[9][12] no[13] 2014[9] GE Power: LM6000[7] no
3-2 Pre-construction[14][15][3] fossil gas: waste heat from natural gas[3] 125[16] steam turbine[3] not found – not found no
4-1 Operating[17][18][19][20][3][21] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[12][22] 144[23][21][24] gas turbine[22] no[13] 2021[19][21] Mitsubishi Power: M701DA[25] no
4-2 Pre-construction[14][15][3] fossil gas: waste heat from natural gas[3] 125[16] steam turbine[3] not found – not found no
5 Operating[17][18][19][20][3][21] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[12][22] 144[23][21][24] gas turbine[22] no[13] 2021[19][21] Mitsubishi Power: M701DA[25] no
6 Operating[17][18][19][20][3][21] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[12][22] 144[23][21][24] gas turbine[22] no[13] 2021[19][21] Mitsubishi Power: M701DA[25] no

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
1-1 Turkmenenergo [100%][9][26] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
1-2 Turkmenenergo [100%][9][26] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
2-1 Turkmenenergo [100%][9][26] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
2-2 Turkmenenergo [100%][9][26] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
3-1 Turkmenenergo [100%][9][26] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
3-2 Turkmenenergo [100%][9][26] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
4-1 Turkmenenergo [100%][9][26] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
4-2 Turkmenenergo [100%][9][26] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
5 Turkmenenergo [100%][9][26] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]
6 Turkmenenergo [100%][9][26] Turkmenenergo [100.0%]

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Background

New construction (Zerger power station)

In September 2021, a new 432-MW gas turbine power plant was built at the premises of the Lebap power station. The plant is sometimes referred to as Zerger power station. The project was implemented by Turkmenenergo together with foreign partners – Japanese companies Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsubishi Power Ltd, and Turkish Rönesans Holding. Sumitomo Corporation began construction and installation work at the power generation facility in November 2018. The subcontracting work was carried out by Rönesans Holding. The new power plant has three gas turbines with the capacity of 144 MW each: the M701DA gas turbines manufactured by Mitsubishi Power Ltd were installed at this power plant for the first time in Central Asia. With the commissioning of the new plant, the capacity of the existing Lebap power station reached 581.2 MW. The construction of the new power station also made it possible to increase the volume of electricity export to Afghanistan and countries of Central Asia, including Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.[27] The plant will use gas from the Üçajy Gas Field delivered via a 125-km high-pressure pipeline.[28]

Conversion to a combined-cycle operating mode

In February 2022, the government of Turkmenistan discussed potential transition of the 432-MW power station to a combined cycle operation mode.[29] In October 2024, the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan announced an international tender for the turnkey construction of steam turbines at the Akhal, Dashoguz, Lebap, and Dervezin state power plants to convert existing gas turbine units to combined-cycle operation.[30] The same month, the President of Turkmenistan signed a Decree allowing the State Power Corporation "Türkmenenergo" under the Ministry of Energy to conclude contracts with Sumitomo Corporation for "the systematic strengthening of the material and technical base of gas turbine installations at the Lebap State Power Plant and other gas turbine power plants operating in Turkmenistan".[31][32]

During the 15th joint meeting of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees on Economic Cooperation in December 2024, it was proposed to establish a joint working group to develop the project for the conversion of the gas turbine power plant in Lebap province into a combined cycle mode.[33]

In April 2025, it was mentioned in the media that the modernization of the Lebap power station would involve installation of high-efficiency turbines and expansion of existing capacities, which is expected to increase the plant’s output by more than 500 MW.[34]

Articles and Resources

References

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