Main technological equipment for GTL plant arrives in Uzbekistan

Two units of the main large-sized technological equipment, weighing 550 and 350 tons each, for a plant producing synthetic liquid fuel (GTL project) in Kashkadarya region arrived in Uzbekistan. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic.

Delivery of the main large-size equipment is on its way from Karakalpakstan to Kashkadarya region. Prior to this, a route to Uzbekistan started from the Republic of Korea. They will arrive at the plant in March.

These units – weighing 550 tons, 39 meters long and 6,9 meters in diameter, as well as weighing 350 tons and 25 meters long, will be used in the workshop of the plant for producing synthetic liquid. Thanks to these units, generated synthesis gas (methane + oxygen) will be converted into synthetic liquid fuel as a result of physico-chemical reactions and technological processes – the so-called semi-finished product from which, after a series of processes, the main oil products, such as diesel, kerosene and naphtha will be produced.

To date, implementation of the GTL project entered the active phase. More than 5000 workers, builders and engineers have been mobilized at the construction site. More than 500 units of construction and special equipment have been involved.

Construction of the GTL plant in Uzbekistan continues at an active pace. Overall progress of the implementation of the contract on a turnkey condition exceeded 71%.

In total, more than 11,000 units of technological equipment are manufactured at more than 129 plants in 24 countries of the world for the GTL plant under construction in Uzbekistan.

More than 116 sets of high-tech equipment were delivered to the construction site, their installations have already begun. 153 sets have already been directed to the construction site by manufacturers and are on their way to Uzbekistan.

Implementation of the GTL project will provide an opportunity to ensure the annual import substitution of petroleum products in the amount of up to 1,5 million tons.

The raw material base for the plant producing synthetic liquid fuel is the purified gas of the Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex, its volume consists of 3,6 billion cubic meters per year.

The plant will annually produce more than 1,5 million tons of high-quality synthetic liquid fuel complying with the Euro-5 standard, including 743,5 thousand tons of diesel fuel, 311 thousand tons of aviation kerosene, more than 431 thousand tons of naphtha, more than 50 thousand tons of liquefied gas.