The government has approved the direct contract in accordance with the framework agreement signed between the government, ArmPower CJSC and RENCO S.p.A. (Italy). The contract will allow the constructer to launch the process of building and operating a new 250 MW gas-fueled combined cycle electricity station in Yerevan. The construction of the station is expected…
Power company Eesti Energia is to close part of its operations at the Narva power plants in eastern Estonia, leading to around 150 job losses. Some older electricity generation blocks have to be decommissioned in line with requirements of the EU Industrial Emissions Directive. The move also means the proportion of electricity generated from oil…
Power supply in south Uzbekistan will be significantly improved thanks to the construction of the additional generation capacity at existing Talimarjan power plant (TPP) with the help of a up to $240-million sovereign loan provided by the EBRD to JSC Uzbekenergo. The project will be the largest EBRD investment in Uzbekistan to date. The funding…
The Tajik Government plans to increase electricity production 2.5-fold in the next 11 years. According to the country’s energy sector, until 2030, the country’s energy potential will be increased from the current 18 billion to 45 billion kWh per year. This figure will increase the export of environmentally friendly electricity to neighboring countries up to…
In 2018, electricity production in Azerbaijan amounted to 22.52 billion kilowatt hours, up by 3.4% YoY, Azerenergy OJSC reported. The volume of electricity exported from Azerbaijan to Russia, Georgia, Iran and Turkey, compared to 2017, increased by 175 million kilowatt hours or by 14.2%. Over 20 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated at the power…
The volume of power generation in Kazakhstan in January-November hit 97.043 billion kW-h, up by 4.4% YoY, the Statistics Committee of the National Economy Ministry of Kazakhstan reported. Heat production during the period under consideration made 73,395 million gigacalories, up by 4.8%, and water provision services reached 2,565 billion cubic meters showing a growth of…
Gas supply to some districts of Bishkek will be suspended, the Public Relations and Media Service of Gazprom Kyrgyzstan company reported. In connection with emergency restoration work on December 17-21, supply of gas will be suspended in the following areas: – in Krasniy Stroitel, Keramicheskiy, Kaindy housing estates; – in Nizhnyaya Ala-Archa village (Andijan, Logvinenko,…