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Tashkent

Gas power plant in Toshkent, Uzbekistan. Approximate location 41.3822, 69.3677.

GasToshkentUzbekistanCCGT · HRSG

Tashkent is a 1,780 MW gas power station in Toshkent, Uzbekistan. It is operated by Uzbekenergo. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #4 of 28 Uzbekistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 72.3% of Uzbekistan's electricity; the national grid averages 1,000 gCO₂/kWh (19.4% low-carbon) (2025).

1,780Source-backed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
2,004,788homes powered (est.)
2008commissioned (~18 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1000140.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTashkent WRI
CountryUzbekistan · Toshkent WRI
Coordinates41.3822, 69.3677 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity1,780 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerUzbekenergo WRI
Commissioned2008 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions2,806,704 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#4 of 28 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#3 of 17 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.96× · 450 MW median · 17 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent2,004,788 calculated
Climate14.1°C · HDD 2,254 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 35/100 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.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 1,780 MW for Tashkent power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Capacity claim grade: D_REJECT_KEEP_MASTER - recommended action: keep_master - confidence: rejected_candidate. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000406880); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,780 MW, Tashkent 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). 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 hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

14.1°Cannual mean temp
2,254heating degree-days (base 18°C)
868cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
453 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 1 °CJF: 2 °CFM: 8 °CMA: 16 °CAM: 20 °CMJ: 25 °CJJ: 27 °CJA: 25 °CAS: 20 °CSO: 14 °CON: 8 °CND: 3 °CD27 °C

Heating degree-days here run 8% 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: 47/100 — 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

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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
26.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
793 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 #3 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 41.3822, 69.3677 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Tashkent?

Tashkent is a 1,780 MW source-record gas power plant in Toshkent, Uzbekistan, commissioned in 2008.

How many homes can Tashkent power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 2,004,788 homes (estimated).

Who operates Tashkent?

Tashkent is operated by Uzbekenergo.

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