News about power industry: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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JSC Toshkent shahar magistral elektr tarmoqlari announced the modernization of ten substations in Tashkent: the capacity of power transformers has been increased or is planned to be increased at these facilities. The total additional volume is 333.2 MVA. The goal is to improve the reliability of power supply and the grids' ability to withstand loads.
Aziz KarimovOn October 27, the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a $100 million loan for modernizing electricity distribution systems. The program is being implemented jointly with the ADB and the government, with total financing of $371 million.
Otabek YusupovOn the evening of 19 October, transformer protection was triggered at the Aksa Tashkent thermal power plant in the Kibray district, and the plant's capacity dropped from 460 to 185 MW. Parts of the Yunusabad, Almazar, Mirzo-Ulugbek and Shaykhantahur districts were temporarily left without electricity. The Ministry of Energy reported that the cause was a balloon flying into the open switchgear; power supply was fully restored by 19:38.
Aziz KarimovUzbekistan and the ADB signed a $200 million loan agreement to modernize electricity distribution networks: upgrading 60 substations, digital management systems, reducing losses and emissions, and integrating at least 3.3 GW of renewable energy. The project became the ADB's first energy project under the mutual reliance mechanism with the World Bank. Later in October, the World Bank will consider additional financing of $100 million.
Dilnoza RahimovaA 1000 kV ultra-high-voltage transmission line has been put into operation in Shandong province, designed to carry power from the Yantai—Weihai peninsula, where most of the region's nuclear energy capacity is concentrated. The line's length in single-circuit equivalent is 1197 km, and construction took 12 months.
Sardor Qodirov
