Uzbekistan P01-3 Project

The Syrdarya Phase III 1500MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project (P1-3 Contract Section) in Uzbekistan exemplifies energy cooperation between China and Uzbekistan under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Located in Syrdarya Province, Uzbekistan, approximately 150 kilometers from the capital Tashkent, the project is funded by local entities including Uzbekenergo. A consortium comprising Northeast Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. and China Energy Engineering International Group, both subsidiaries of China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC), serves as the EPC contractor. The project has secured export buyer credit support from Chinese financial institutions.
The project employs a “two-turbine-one-steam-turbine” multi-axis gas-steam combined cycle technology, installing two gas turbines, two heat recovery steam generators, and one steam turbine. Fueled by natural gas, it achieves a design efficiency exceeding 59%, offering advantages of high efficiency, low water consumption, and low emissions. Construction commenced in 2021. The gas turbine successfully ignited on September 1, 2023, and the unit achieved its first grid connection on October 1, 2023. Full commercial operation is anticipated within 2024.
As a national priority project for Uzbekistan, it represents a key initiative by the Uzbek government to address chronic power shortages and modernize aging energy infrastructure. Its electricity generation capacity will meet the needs of millions of households while conserving approximately 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually. The project was entirely designed and constructed to Chinese standards, with all main equipment supplied by China's advanced products from the Dongfang Electric Group. It represents a concentrated demonstration of China's major power technology and equipment “going global,” and is a major project jointly promoted by President Xi Jinping and Uzbekistan's President Mirziyoyev. It deepens energy cooperation between China and Uzbekistan and lays a solid foundation for subsequent cooperative projects.