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Republic of Azerbaijan Preparatory Survey on Yashma Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant Project Final Report Republic of Azerbaijan Azerenerji JSC Republic of Azerbaijan Preparatory Survey on Yashma Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant Project Final Report August, 2014 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tokyo Electric Power Services Co., LTD Republic of Azerbaijan Preparatory Survey on Yashma Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant Project Final Report Table of Contents Table of Contents Abbreviations Units Executive Summary Page Chapter 1 Preface ............................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Background of Survey .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Purpose of Survey and Scope of Survey ............................................................................... 1-1 1.2.1 Purpose of Survey .................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2.2 Scope of Survey ..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2.3 Duration of the Study ............................................................................................................ 1-4 1.3 Organization of the Team ...................................................................................................... 1-6 Chapter 2 General Overview of Azerbaijan .................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Overview of the Republic of Azerbaijan .............................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Political Situation .................................................................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Economic Conditions ............................................................................................................ 2-2 2.3.1 Macroeconomic Trends ......................................................................................................... 2-2 2.4 Social Conditions .................................................................................................................. 2-5 2.5 Oil / Gas Production ............................................................................................................. 2-7 Chapter 3 Current Situation in the Electric Power Sector .......................................................... 3-1 3.1 Institutional Framework of the Electric Power Sector .......................................................... 3-1 3.2 National Policies for the Electric Power Sector .................................................................... 3-3 3.2.1 State Development Program for the Fuel and Energy Sector (2005-2015) ......................... 3-3 3.2.2 Development Concept of the Power Sector .......................................................................... 3-3 3.2.3 Regional Development Plans ................................................................................................ 3-3 3.3 Electric Power System .......................................................................................................... 3-4 3.3.1 Supply / Demand Balance ..................................................................................................... 3-4 3.3.2 Current Situation of Power Supply ....................................................................................... 3-5 3.3.3 Main Issues of Power Sector ............................................................................................... 3-10 3.4 Current Situation of Ongoing Projects ................................................................................ 3-10 3.4.1 Power Generation Plants ..................................................................................................... 3-10 3.4.2 Transmission Systems ......................................................................................................... 3-13 3.5 Business / Financial Analysis and Electricity Tariff <This part has been removed because of confidential information.> ................................................................. 3-16 i Republic of Azerbaijan Preparatory Survey on Yashma Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant Project Final Report Chapter 4 Review of the Development Plan .................................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Electric Power Demand Forecast .......................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Azerenerji JSC’s Long-term Development Plan ................................................................... 4-2 4.2.1 Power Development Plan ...................................................................................................... 4-2 4.2.2 Power Plant Retirement Plan ................................................................................................. 4-3 4.2.3 Supply Demand Balance of the Development Plan.............................................................. 4-3 4.2.4 Transmission Lines and Substations Plan ............................................................................. 4-5 4.2.5 Route Survey ......................................................................................................................... 4-6 Chapter 5 Survey of Power Plant Site ............................................................................................ 5-1 5.1 Site Situation ......................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1.1 General ................................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1.2 Site Selection ......................................................................................................................... 5-2 5.2 Field Survey .......................................................................................................................... 5-6 5.2.1 Summary ................................................................................................................................ 5-6 5.2.2 Topographic Survey .............................................................................................................. 5-7 5.2.3 Bathymetric Survey ............................................................................................................. 5-10 5.2.4 Soil Investigation (Onshore Boring) ................................................................................... 5-13 5.2.5 Soil Investigation (Offshore Boring) .................................................................................. 5-30 Chapter 6 Fuel Supply Plan ............................................................................................................ 6-1 6.1 Natural Gas Reserves in Azerbaijan ..................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Production and Consumption Volumes of Natural Gas in Azerbaijan .................................. 6-4 6.3 Possibility of Gas Supply to Yashma .................................................................................... 6-5 6.3.1 Candidate Site of Natural Gas Supply .................................................................................. 6-5 6.3.2 Procedure of Gas Pipeline Construction ............................................................................... 6-8 6.3.3 Gas Pipeline System<This part has been removed because of confidential information.> ..................... 6-9 6.3.4 Possibility of Gas Pipeline Construction <This part has been removed because of confidential information.> ....................................................... 6-9 Chapter 7 Network Analysis and Grid Connection Plan ............................................................. 7-1 7.1 Network Analysis .................................................................................................................. 7-1 7.1.1 Present Power Transmission Network .................................................................................. 7-1 7.1.2 Network System for Yashma Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant ..................................... 7-10 7.1.3 Measures for Stable Network Operation ............................................................................. 7-22 7.2 Grid Connection Plan.......................................................................................................... 7-27 7.2.1 Transmission Lines .............................................................................................................. 7-27 7.2.2 Substations ........................................................................................................................... 7-28 ii Republic of Azerbaijan Preparatory Survey on Yashma Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant Project Final Report Chapter 8 Basic Design ......................................................................................................................... <This chapter has been removed because of confidential information.> ............................................................ Chapter 9 Project Implementation Program ..................................................................................... <This chapter has been removed because of confidential information.> ............................................................ Chapter 10 Proposal for Scope of Yen Loan Project <This chapter has been removed because of confidential
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