Uzbekistan to build 12 large renewable energy facilities

Uzbekistan in the coming years will see the implementation of 12 major projects worth some $3.56bn in the field of renewable energy sources. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy on October 9.

The largest of them was initiated by ACWA Power. A $1.3bn project is currently underway for the construction of two wind power plants with a capacity of 1 thousand megawatts in Navoi and Bukhara regions.

In the Republic of Karakalpakstan, it is planned to build two Koratau-2 and Koratau-3 wind farms with a total capacity of 300 MW for $300mn, another 500 MW wind power plant worth $550mn is being implemented with Masdar in the Navoi region. The same company has an intention to build a 100 MW solar power plant in Navoi region for $110mn.

In the Samarkand region, Total Eren is building a 100 MW photovoltaic plant at a cost of $100mn. Two photovoltaic plants will be built in the Samarkand and Jizzakh regions under the Skalling Solar-2 project with a capacity of 200 MW each. The total investment will amount nearly $360mn.

Moreover, it is planned to build two solar power plants (Sherabad-1 and Sherabad-2 projects) for 500 MW with a total investment of $415mn in Surkhardarya region.