Syrdarya — Uzbekistan

Syrdarya is a 3,200 MW gas power station in Toshkent, Uzbekistan. It is operated by Uzbekenergo. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.6 million homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 28 Uzbekistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1972, it is around 54 years old — an older, legacy facility. 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 WRI1000138.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406886; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 3,200 MW, Syrdarya is well above the median gas plant in Uzbekistan (450 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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.

Key facts

Share of Uzbekistan gas capacity

23.5% of 13,640 MW across 17 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

2 of 15 dated gas plants in Uzbekistan are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Uzbekistan

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 40.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Monthly mean temperature

Heating degree-days here run 2% 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: 49/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% 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

This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

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 #1 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

• Farkhad · Hydro · 127 MW · Toshkent
• Cengiz Energji Sirdaryo power station · Gas · 220 MW · Sirdaryo
• Cengiz Enerji Sirdaryo 2 power station · Gas · 450 MW · Sirdaryo
• Kairakkum · Hydro · 174 MW · Viloyati Sughd
• Novo-Angren power station · Coal · 2,100 MW · Toshkent
• Cengiz Enerji Jizzakh CHP power station · Gas · 550 MW · Jizzakh

Location

Coordinates 40.2287, 69.1005 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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