Uzbekistan making progress on green-energy power plan
The facility, which is costing $140 million to build, is projected to help generate upwards of 2.2 billion Kilowatt hours of electricity annually. It is expected to begin operating in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, May 21, 2024 — The World Bank Group,Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar), and the Government of Uzbekistan have signed a financial package to fund a 250-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic plant with a 63-MW battery energy storage system (BESS).
On the BESS site, an on-site diesel generator will be used for power generation. The Project Company established for the project implementation currently employs a total of 23 employees, 11 of whom are Uzbekistan nationals. The EPC Contractor appointed for projection construction works is China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC).
Uzbekistan is amongst the fastest growing economies in the Central Asian region, with an increasing demand for energy. By 2018, the country's power consumption reached 50 million TWh, and the domestic demand for power has been projected to rise at an annual rate of 4%, due to continued population growth and industrial expansion.
In December 2022, severe grid congestion ensued from widespread spikes in electrical demand for domestic heating under extreme winter temperatures, culminating in series of power blackouts across Tashkent Region. The emerging power crisis in Uzbekistan has prompted an urgent agenda for the development of the country's renewable energy base.
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