Novo-Angren power station
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Novo-Angren power station (Ново-Ангренская ТЭС, Янги-Ангренская ТЭС) is an operating power station of at least 4200-megawatts (MW) in Nurabad, Okhangaron, Tashkent, Uzbekistan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Yangi-Angrenskaya power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Novo-Angren power station | Nurabad, Okhangaron, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 40.9233, 69.8174 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 7, Unit 8: 40.9233, 69.8174
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1985 | – |
| Unit 1 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1985 | – |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1985 | – |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1985 | – |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1986 | – |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1986 | – |
| Unit 4 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1987 | – |
| Unit 4 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1987 | – |
| Unit 5 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1988 | – |
| Unit 5 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1988 | – |
| Unit 6 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1990 | – |
| Unit 6 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1990 | – |
| Unit 7 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1995 | – |
| Unit 7 | operating | coal - lignite, fossil gas - natural gas | 300 | supercritical | – | 1995 | – |
| Unit 8 | cancelled | coal - lignite | 300 | supercritical | – | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Yangi Angren IES JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 1 | – |
| Unit 2 | Yangi Angren IES JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | – |
| Unit 3 | Yangi Angren IES JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | – |
| Unit 4 | Yangi Angren IES JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | – |
| Unit 5 | Yangi Angren IES JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | – |
| Unit 6 | Yangi Angren IES JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | – |
| Unit 7 | Yangi Angren IES JSC [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | – |
| Unit 8 | Yangi Angren IES JSC [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Angren coal mine
Background
The Novo-Angren power station consists of seven 300 MW units commissioned from 1985 to 1995.[1][2][3] The power station, also known as the JSC Yangi-Angrenskaya power station (Янги-Ангренская ТЭС), is designed to supply power to the Fergana Valley of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the city of Tashkent, and the Almalyk industrial zone.[4]
In 2014, Uzbekenergo transferred five of the station's power-generating units to coal burning, a move expected to save 713.5 million cubic meters of gas a year. The power station is fuelled by the nearby Angren coal mine in the Tashkent region.[5] It is understood that the plant continues to burn gas as well as coal.[6][7] The exact fuel balance is unknown.
In January 2023, the plant reported that it has gained experience of burning non-design high-calorific coal from the Republic of Kazakhstan and as a result, the economic efficiency and reliability of the power units have increased. For 2022 electricity generation amounted to 4,709 million kWh, compared to 2021 with 3,909 million kWh.[8][9] The report further stated that as a result of major repairs of Unit 2 and normal repairs of Unit 3 undertaken in 2022, available capacity has increased from 180MW to 200MW during 2022[9] (against the design capacity of 300MW).
The plant generated 4,704 million kWh of electricity in 2022, [10] 3909 million kWh in 2021.[11]
Unit 8 expansion
In January 2014, Uzbekenergo said it planned to construct Unit 8 with a capacity of 300 MW.[5] According to another source, in 2015 a decision was taken to mothball the unfinished construction of Unit 8 and related auxiliary assets due to lack of financing to complete construction.[2] There have been no known developments on the new unit since 2015, so it appears to be cancelled.
Explosion at Unit 5
In January 2021, at least three people were killed and another three wounded in an explosion caused by a mixture of coal, dust, and air at the power station's fifth power unit. The victims were employees of a service company carrying out scheduled maintenance work. A statement said the infrastructure and technological equipment of the thermal power plant was not damaged.[12]
The head of the workshop where the workers died also reportedly committed suicide after the incident, and families of the victims were compensated.[13]
Ownership
As part of the transformation of the country's energy sector, the state-owned Uzbekenergo, which owns all power assets in the country, was split into four companies, each with its own area of operation, from production to distribution and transmission.[14] A presidential decree dated March 27, 2019 made state-owned Uzbekenergo subject to liquidation. In March 2021, the distribution balance sheet was approved, and involved the joint-stock companies Thermal Power Stations (TPP), National Electric Grids of Uzbekistan (NESU), and Regional Electric Grids (REG).[15]
The Novo-Angren power station is owned by Yangi Angren IES, which in turn is owned by state-owned Thermal Power Stations (Тепловые Электрические станции).[16] In June 2020, the Novo-Angren power station, together with several other state-owned assets, was transferred under trust management for 3 years to a company called Central Asia Energy which is owned by another company Mining Works (Горные работы).[17][18] 5 Representatives of Central Asia Energy are on the Supervisory Board of the power station (among 9 members).[19]
The trust management agreement allegedly anticipated minimizing the use of natural gas at the station and maximizing the use of coal. Mining Works is a co-owner of large surface mines in Kazakhstan and there were plans to import coal from there until Angren coal mine operates at full capacity. Both Novo-Angren station and the Angren power station were referred to as loss-making, as of 2019.[7]
As of April 2023, it appeared that the plant remained under the trust management of Mining Works[20], although for the other coal-fired plant Angren power station the trust management agreement was terminated.[21]
There were further plans to privatize Thermal Power Stations (TPP) and in August 2022, a tender was announced for the advisory services on the company's privatization strategy.[22] This is part of the country's plan to liberalize the energy sector.[23]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Novo-Angren Thermal Power Plant JSC (Uzbekistan)," EMIS, updated December 29, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ново-Ангренская ТЭС". Wikipedia.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "КОРХОНА ФАОЛИЯТИНИНГ АСОСИЙ ЙЎНАЛИШЛАРИ ВА МАҚСАДЛАРИ". www.yangiangrenies.uz. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ИСТОРИЯ СТАНЦИИ," yangiangrenies, accessed June 9, 2021
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Uzbekenergo completes first stage of Novo-Angren TPS modernizations," UZ Daily, January 22, 2014
- ↑ "Novo-Angren Cogeneration Plant, Uzbekistan". power-technology.com. December, 2021. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Две убыточные узбекские ТЭС передадут в доверительное управление". dividends.nuz.ru. July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕННАЯ ПРОДУКЦИЯ". www.yangiangrenies.uz. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Информационный лист АО «Yangi Angren IES»". www.yangiangrenies.uz. January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "KPI 2022" (PDF). /www.yangiangrenies.uz. 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "KPI 2021" (PDF). www.yangiangrenies.uz. 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Uzbekistan: 3 killed in thermal power plant blast," Anadolu Agency, January 20, 2021
- ↑ "Покончил с собой начальник цеха Ново-Ангренской ТЭС, где погибли рабочие," Sputnik News, January 23, 2021
- ↑ "Liberalisation of Uzbekistan’s energy sector offers foreign investors wealth of opportunity," Emerging Europe, November 13, 2020
- ↑ "The liquidation process of Uzbekenergo starts," UZ Daily, April 1, 2020
- ↑ "Shareholder - JSC Thermal Power Stations". tpp.uz. Retrieved January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Кому переданы в управление Ферганский НПЗ, «Узбекуголь» и другие компании". gazeta.uz. June 2020. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«Янги Ангрен ТЭС», «Ангренская ТЭС» и «Узбекуголь» переданы в управление компании Central Asia Energy," Review UZ, June 16, 2020
- ↑ "СПИСОК ЧЛЕНОВ НАБЛЮДАТЕЛЬНОГО СОВЕТА "YANGI ANGREN IES" AJ kuzatuv kengashining tarkibi". www.yangiangrenies.uz/. Retrieved December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); line feed character in|title=at position 37 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Президент поручил увеличить добычу угля на 22,6%. В первом квартале было падение на 14%". www.gazeta.uz. May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ангренская ТЭС выведена из доверительного управления. За три года она понесла многомиллиардные убытки". https://www.gazeta.uz/. January 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Объявление о привлечении профессиональной консалтинговой компании по разработке стратегии приватизации АО «Тепловые электрические станции»". davaktiv.uz. August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Liberalisation of Uzbekistan’s energy sector offers foreign investors wealth of opportunity," Emerging Europe, November 13, 2020
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