Modernization of Uch-Kurgan HPP: new stator will add power
A giant stator weighing 132 tons for the hydroelectric unit No. 3 of the Uch-Kurgan hydroelectric power station was successfully installed in the design position – the shaft of the unit. This complex operation was the next step in the renewal of a strategically important energy facility in Kyrgyzstan, as reported by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic.
The successful completion of this stage opens the way to the final phase of the modernization of hydroelectric unit No.3. Power engineers plan to put the updated unit into operation as early as November 2025. After the upgrade, the capacity of this unit alone will increase by 9 megawatts.
The project of reconstruction of hydroelectric units of the Uch-Kurgan HPP is the result of cooperation between the Kyrgyz side, represented by Electric Stations OJSC, and the Chinese company China National Electric Engineering Company (CNEEC).
The Uch-Kurgan HPP, commissioned back in 1962, is undergoing the first comprehensive renovation in its long history. The reconstruction program is scheduled in stages: for example, in 2024, the modernization of hydroelectric unit No.4. The current year, 2025, is dedicated to Unit No. 3, which is scheduled to be launched in November. An ambitious parallel upgrade of two hydroelectric units – No. 1 and No. 2 – is planned for 2026.
The result of all these efforts will be a significant increase in the installed capacity of the station – from the current 189 MW to 216 MW.
Original (in Russian): Модернизация Уч-Курганской ГЭС: новый статор прибавит мощности
