DUSHANBE, January 25, 2016, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ – On Saturday January 23, Deputy Prime Minister Azim Ibrohim got acquainted with the pace of construction of the 2nd line of the Dushanbe-2 combined heat and power (CHP) plant, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.
According to him, the deputy prime minister remained dissatisfied with the slow pace of construction of the coal warehouses.
The second line will consist of two units with a total capacity of 300 MW and 270 gigacalories. The first unit is expected to be introduced into operation in October 2016 and the second one will be introduced into operation in December 2016.
The plant’s second line is expected to increase the plant’s capacity to 400 megawatt.
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 2014 and the second 50 MW unit of the first line was introduced into operation on September 13, 2014.
On September 13, 2104, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping inserted the time capsule into the foundation stone for construction of the second line of the Dushanbe-2 CHP plant.
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. Construction of the coal-powered plant is reportedly in compliance with Tajikistan’s environmental regulations.
The plant is being built by TBEA, which is one of the largest electrical manufacturing groups in China.
