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Mubarek

Gas power plant in Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan. Approximate location 39.2553, 65.1528.

GasQashqadaryoUzbekistanCCGT · HRSGPre Construction

Mubarek is a 60 MW gas power plant in Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan. It is operated by Uzbekenergo. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 68k homes (estimated). It ranks #27 of 28 Uzbekistan power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 72.3% of Uzbekistan's electricity; the national grid averages 1,000 gCO₂/kWh (19.4% low-carbon) (2025).

60Legacy source-record capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
67,577homes powered (est.)
1985Pre Construction year

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1000154.

Data status

Known data

FacilityMubarek WRI
CountryUzbekistan · Qashqadaryo WRI
Coordinates39.2553, 65.1528 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity60 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerUzbekenergo WRI
Commissioned1985 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions94,608 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#27 of 28 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#17 of 17 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.13× · 450 MW median · 17 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent67,577 calculated
Climate15.9°C · HDD 1,982 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 43/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 60 MW, Mubarek is below the median gas plant in Uzbekistan (450 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “pre construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Uzbekistan

Syrdarya: 3,200 MW3kSyrdaryaNavoi: 2,151 MW2kNavoiTashkent: 1,780 MW2kTashkentSurkhandarya power station: 1,560 MW2kSurkhandar…Takhiatash: 980 MW980TakhiatashTurakurgan power station: 900 MW900Turakurgan…Talimardjan: 800 MW800TalimardjanCengiz Enerji Jizzakh CHP power station: 550 MW550Cengiz Ene…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Uzbekenergo. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 39.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

15.9°Cannual mean temp
1,982heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,257cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
296 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 2 °CJF: 4 °CFM: 10 °CMA: 17 °CAM: 23 °CMJ: 28 °CJJ: 30 °CJA: 28 °CAS: 21 °CSO: 15 °CON: 8 °CND: 4 °CD30 °C

Heating degree-days here run 19% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 43/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~1% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
43/100environmental-severity index
28.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
645 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #17 largest gas power plant of 17 in Uzbekistan by capacity.

Uzbekistan has 17 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 13,640 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 39.2553, 65.1528 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Mubarek?

Mubarek is a 60 MW source-record gas power plant in Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan, planned/announced for 1985.

How many homes can Mubarek power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 67,577 homes (estimated).

Who operates Mubarek?

Mubarek is operated by Uzbekenergo.

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