Surkhandarya power station — Uzbekistan

Surkhandarya power station is a 1,560 MW gas power station in Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan. It ranks #5 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).

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

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,560 MW, Surkhandarya power station is well above the median gas plant in Uzbekistan (450 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Siemens Energy: SGT5-9000HL. Its current lifecycle status is “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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #4 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

• Mazar IPP power station · Gas · 59 MW · Balkh
• Bayat IPP power station · Gas · 160 MW · Jowzjan
• Azizi Energy power station · Gas · 3,700 MW · Jowzjan
• Sheberghan power plant · Gas · 50 MW · Jawzjan
• Watan power station · Gas · 254 MW · Lebap
• Talimardjan · Gas · 800 MW · Qashqadaryo

Location

Coordinates 37.376786, 67.252094 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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