During the workshop, the progress in implementing the entire GTL investment project, the pace of construction and installation work, the progress of the pre-commissioning work of a number of equipment and technological installations of the GTL plant was discussed, the press service of the Energy Ministry said.

It is noted that in 2021, the plant will begin to produce synthetic diesel fuel, kerosene, naphtha and liquefied gas from methane, with a phased access to full design capacity. 

With the commissioning of the plant, import of jet fuel and diesel to Uzbekistan will be significantly reduced. 

After reaching full design capacity, the plant will process 3.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas (methane) per year and produce 1.5 million tons of high-quality synthetic liquid fuels, including more than 307 thousand tons of jet fuel, 724 thousand tons of diesel fuel, 437 thousand tons of naphtha and 53 thousand tons of liquefied gas.

According to the press service, the implementation of the investment project worth $3.61 billion entered the final phase and is completed by more than 87%. Today, construction work continues at the site of the plant in the Kashkadarya region, where about 11 thousand workers and specialists, including foreign experts, are involved, 973 pieces of equipment are mobilized. 

It is planned to complete the plant construction by the end of the year. At the moment, pre-commissioning work has already begun in parallel at some technological installations of the plant.