Yangiaryk power station — Uzbekistan

Yangiaryk power station is a 174 MW gas power station in Khorezm/Xorazm, Uzbekistan. It is operated by Odaş Elektrik Üretim Sanayi Ticaret AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 196k homes (estimated). It ranks #18 of 28 Uzbekistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2022, it is around 4 years old — recently built. 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_yangiaryk_uzbeki.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407518; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 174 MW, Yangiaryk power station 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). 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

1.3% of 13,640 MW across 17 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

9 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 Odaş Elektrik Üretim Sanayi Ticaret AŞ [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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 #13 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

• Dashoguz OCGT Power Plant Turkmenistan · Gas · 254 MW · Dasoguz
• Takhiatash · Gas · 980 MW · Karakalpakstan

Location

Coordinates 41.349815, 60.593368 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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