To be financed by the Islamic Development Bank ($100m) and funds from Uzbekenergo, these replacements worth $165.7m, which will take three years to complete, will increase the total generating capacity of both plants by 17.3MW.
Under the terms of the modernization tender, the bid winner is required to replace generators and turbines, electrical and communication equipment at the Farkhad HPP and HPP #14 of the Lower Bozsui Cascade.
The company told The Times Of central Asia that it has extended the prequalification selection until the end of October and hence it expects to launch a tender to select general contractors in the first half of November 2013.
