DUSHANBE, September 15, 2014, Asia-Plus — On Saturday September 13, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping attended a ceremony of introducing the second 50 MW unit of the first line the Dushanbe-2 combined heat and power (CHP) plant into operation and inserted the time capsule into the foundation stone for construction of the second line of the Dushanbe-2 CHP plant.
Speaking at the ceremony, President Rahmon said that the second unit would increase the plant’s capacity by 300 megawatt. The second line is expected to be introduced into operation in two years.
We will recall that the first 50 MW unit of the first line of the Dusahnbe-2 CHP plant was introduced into operation in January this year.
A total cost of the project is reportedly 30 million USD and it is being implemented due to a loan provided the Export-Import Bank of China.
This coal-powered plant is being built in the Luchob area of the Tajik capital and construction of the coal-powered plant is reportedly in compliance with Tajikistan’s environmental regulations.
