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Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant

Mingachevir, Azerbaijan

The 277th largest power station in the world

2.4 GW · Capacity

Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant is an oil-fired power plant consisting of 8 units, each with 300 MW generation capacity, at Mingachevir, in central Azerbaijan. The units were inaugurated step by step from 1981 and 1990 and were built by Taganrog (boiler), LMZ Russia (turbine) and Electrosila (generator). Qarabag Canal is the source of cooling water. The chimneys of the plant are 320 metres tall.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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