Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems and Mitsubishi Corporation have been awarded a full turnkey contract for the supply of power generation equipments, including a M701F gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC), to the Navoi 2 Power Plant in Uzbekistan.
The plant is to be built by Uzbekistan's national utility, Uzbekenergo, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems said.
The 450 W power plant will supply 200 Gcal/h of steam as well as electricity and its commercial operation is scheduled to commence in 2019.
The Navoi Power Plant is located 360 km southwest of the capital Tashkent.
MHPS previously received a similar order for a GTCC system for the nearby Navoi 1 power plant, for which operations started in 2013.
In addition to supplying electricity to the local area, Navoi 2 will provide process steam to the Navoi Free Industrial Economic Zone and hot water for heating to local residents in the winter, the company said.
The new project envisages that MHPS will design, procure and manufacture the main equipment including the gas turbine and steam turbine, as well as major auxiliaries including the air cooled condenser and gas compressor, and be responsible for marine transportation and commissioning.
A generator manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will be utilised. On the other hand, Mitsubishi Corporation, as a consortium partner, will procure the remaining electrical components and be responsible for the project inland transportation, all civil works, and installation works at site, the company said.
Uzbekenergo controls natural gas, coal and oil thermal power plants and hydroelectric plants, and is the main power generator in the country, providing some 50,000 GWh of electricity per year.
MHPS also previously signed a MoU with Uzbekenergo in order to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) at their power plants in 2015 and technical training for engineers, it said.