Tavak — Uzbekistan
Hydro power plant in Toshkent, Uzbekistan. Approximate location 41.5542, 69.6811.
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Tavak is a 70 MW hydro power plant in Toshkent, Uzbekistan. It is operated by Uzbekenergo. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 70k homes (estimated). It ranks #26 of 28 Uzbekistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1941, it is around 85 years old — an older, legacy facility. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 7.3% 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 WRI1000149.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001023364; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 70 MW, Tavak is below the median hydro plant in Uzbekistan (127 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Uzbekistan hydro capacity
- 5.9% of 1,187 MW across 6 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 6 dated hydro 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 hydro 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 hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.6°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 12% above 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: 56/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling 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 #5 largest hydro power plant of 6 in Uzbekistan by capacity.
Uzbekistan has 6 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 1,187 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Gazalkent · Hydro · 120 MW · Toshkent
- Akkavak · Hydro · 39 MW · Toshkent
- Khodjikent · Hydro · 165 MW · Toshkent
- Cengiz Enerji Tashkent power station · Gas · 240 MW · Tashkent
- Charvak · Hydro · 666 MW · Toshkent
- Tashkent · Gas · 1,780 MW · Toshkent
Location
Coordinates 41.5542, 69.6811 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tavak?
Tavak is a 70 MW hydro power plant in Toshkent, Uzbekistan, commissioned in 1941.
Who operates Tavak?
Tavak is operated by Uzbekenergo.