On the morning of January 8, two combined cycle plants with total capacity of 900 MW (450 MW each) at the Talimarjan Thermal Power Plant failed, the Kashkadarya Province Electric Networks said in a statement.
Interruptions in the supply of electricity are taking place in a number of districts of the province. In Shakhrisabz city, Qamashi, Yakkabog, Shakhrisabz, t Kitab, Chiroqchi, Guzor and Nishon districts, there are interruptions with the supply of electricity, the statement.
According to the Ministry of Energy, because of the triggering of the technological protection system at 10:27 and 10:31 AM, the steam-gas units No. 2 and No. 3 were shutdown. As a result, the power supply was limited to 446 MW.
Specialists led by the Energy Minister Alisher Sultanov flew to the site.
Two combined cycle gas turbines were launched at the Talimarjan TPP in 2016 and 2017. The construction was performed by the South Korean companies Daewoo and Hyundai.
On January 5, an unscheduled shutdown of both CCGT units at the Talimarjan TPP led to a failure in the energy systems of Uzbekistan and neighboring countries. Partial blackouts were reported at a number of other TPPs in the country.
On Thursday evening, the Ministry of Energy announced the full restoration of the operating regime of thermal power plants and the energy system of Uzbekistan.
