Shirin

a city (since 1972) under oblast jurisdiction in Syr Darya Oblast, Uzbek SSR. Situated on the left bank of the Syr Darya River, Shirin is 6 km from the Farkhad railroad station on the Khavast-Kokand line. The Farkhad Hydroelectric Power Plant, which produces 126 megawatts of power, is located in Shirin. Construction of the Syr Darya State Regional Electric Power Plant was under way in Shirin in 1978; the first phase of the plant’s operation was begun in 1975, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts.