Bayat Power, a pioneer in Afghanistan's independent power production sector, has reached a milestone in its endeavors to help develop the country, and today, August 23, the company successfully produced 1 billion kWh of electricity since commencing commercial operations in 2019.
Blue Water Shipping took home the trophy for its involvement in the transport of the world’s first Siemens SGT-A45 mobile turbine to Afghanistan at the Heavy Lift Awards 2020, which is sponsored by Sarens.
A total of five AN 124-100 freighter flights – one from Turkey and four from Dubai – were used to deliver the turbine and transformer unit to Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Balkh province.
The judges found Blue Water Shipping’s entry to be the most technically complex of the solutions presented.
Kabul, Afghanistan — November 12, 2019 — Bayat Power, Afghanistan’s largest, Afghan-owned and operated Power Production Company announced today that Bayat Power-1, the region’s most technologically advanced gas fired electric power plant — and Afghanistan’s first new gas based power production plant in more than forty years — has officially started commercial operations of its vital and historic mission to provide reliable and affordable electric power to the people of Afghanistan.
Siemens SGT-A45, The World’s Most Advanced Gas Turbine, Will Form Core Of Bayat Power-1, And Produce Electricity For 200,000 Afghan Homes and Businesses
