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The power to go further
The partnership with international oil & gas
firms, particularly with those from China, has
clearly accelerated Central Asia’s emergence as
a significant player in the world energy market.
The development of new energy infrastructure,
exploration facilities, refineries and large-scale
pipeline projects are expected to continue
in the coming years, with more deals being
signed among the Central Asian countries and
prospective international investors.
Now, more than ever, a reliable source of
electrical energy will be necessary to provide
power to the existing energy facilities and to
the future infrastructure construction projects in
Central Asia. With market opportunities abound,
Central Asia cannot afford to slow down at the
risk of losing its momentum. This is the time
when Central Asia needs a reliable power partner
that can provide suitable power generation
technologies to its energy market.
Temporary power plants represent a power
generation technology highly suitable to Central
Asia’s oil and gas market. They can be delivered
and installed anywhere in the world, even in
remote areas where oil & gas facilities are usually
located or constructed. They can be configured
in various ways so that they fit even in the limited
spaces that are usually left available in oil & gas
facilities.
They are highly scalable, so that they can provide
the precise amount of power needed in the
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different processes of an oil & gas operation. For
example, an oil & gas operator can opt to start
with a small power plant during the less energy-
intensive stages, and then ramp up its capacity
as operations expand and as processes require
more power. This is particularly important for oil
& gas investors because this eliminates the need
to invest in permanent power plants at the early
stages, which can be left inefficiently running at
part-load most of the time
Modern rental power plants are equipped with
cutting-edge protection systems that ensure
a safe operation within oil & gas facilities.
Additionally, they will be expertly installed,
operated and maintained by certified electrical
engineers from the service provider, so oil & gas
operators can rest assured that the power plants
will remain efficient and reliable throughout the
service.
The remarkable potential
Industry insiders say that Central Asia is set to
become a dominant player in the global energy
market. Central Asia possesses some of the
world’s largest oil & gas fields, and though
several of which are already being developed,
there still remain many areas in the region where
substantial potential exists. As the region’s
oil & gas sector is further developed by future
regional and international investments, Central
Asia will progressively gain prominence as a
major producer of energy and fuels, and as a
vital energy transportation link between various
regions of Eurasia.