Interfax
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Moldova will build a 250 MW cogeneration thermal power plant by 2030 and decommission the outdated Sursa-2 CHP (formerly CHP-1), which provides the energy supply to Chisinau, the country's Energy Ministry said.
"The priority investment direction is the construction of a new highly efficient cogeneration unit on the territory of Sursa-1 CHP (formerly CHP-2) in Chisinau. Its electrical capacity will be around 250 MW, thermal capacity - around 180 MW, and it will also include a thermal energy storage with a capacity of 1,200 MWh. The new unit will operate on natural gas, and in the future on hydrogen," the ministry said regarding the preparation of the project's feasibility study.
It is planned that the construction of the new thermal power plant will be financed through the World Bank project "Improving the Efficiency of the Centralized Heating System" (PIESACET-2) being implemented in Moldova. The cost of the project, which is currently considered a priority, is estimated at 251 million euros. At the same time, the feasibility study presents other options for a cogeneration thermal power plant, with the cost of the most expensive one being 580 million euros.
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