DUSHANBE, 07.07.2024 (NIAT Khovar) – On September 7, in the city of Guliston, Sughd Province, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, by pressing a symbolic button, put 3 hydraulic units of the Kairakkum hydropower plant into operation after renovation.

The reliable operation of the power plant was assessed by placing a coin on the units meeting the requirements.

The power plant consists of 6 hydro units, the last unit of which was commissioned in 1957 with a design capacity of 21 MW.

During the 68 years of operation, the hydro unit and other main equipment of the power plant became obsolete, and its production capacity decreased by 12 MW.

Starting from 2019, with the initiatives of the Honorable Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, renovation works on the facility started, and in more than 5 years, hydrounits No. 4, 5 and 6 of the power plant have been completely renovated and the capacity of each of them has been increased from 19 to 29 MW.

As part of the project to modernize the Kairakkum hydropower plant with the involvement of development partners and domestic and foreign specialists, a part of the machine room equipment, turbine control device, excitation system transformers, pressure control device, hydraulic unit control system, 6 transformers with a capacity of 40 MVA and other main devices was replaced by their availability from developed European countries. Instead of the open distribution device of 220/110 kV, a closed electric distribution device was installed.

At the same time, within the framework of the project, the dam of the power plant was strengthened, the dismantling of the old equipment in unit No. 2 was completed, and 5 lifting cranes were also updated.

It was informed to the Honorable Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon, that currently, with the involvement of domestic and foreign companies, the work of collecting components of hydrounit No. 3, repairing the bridge of the upper level of the power plant, the water passage and the renovation work in other parts of the machine room is ongoing.

In general, after the implementation of this important project and the full commissioning of other hydro units, which is planned until 2026, the average annual production of electricity at the Kairakkum power plant will increase from 580 mln. kWh to 850 mln. kWh, and the level of management and service will be adapted to the requirements of modern times.

The Head of State instructed the officials to complete the remaining works within the project with high quality and within the specified time so that this facility will serve the people for many years after the completion of the reconstruction works.

During the years of independence of the country, with the support of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and attracting capital for the development of the energy sector, special attention was paid to the issue of renovation of the existing power plants, and with this means, the level of electricity supply to the economic and social spheres is gradually being improved.