Bid winners for construction of three solar photovoltaic stations in Uzbekistan determined

On December 15, the winners of the tenders for the construction and operation of 3 solar photovoltaic stations with a total capacity of 500 MW in Bukhara, Namangan and Khorezm regions were determined.

As a result of tenders:

MASDAR has won a tender for the construction of a 250 MW plant in Bukhara region with an offer of 3,044 US cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated. It is important to note that this is the first project in Uzbekistan to be implemented with a 62 MW Electricity Storage System (BESS).

A consortium of companies GD Power – Powerchina has been selected as the winner for the construction of a 150 MW photovoltaic plant in the Namangan region with a bid of 4,828 US cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.

Voltalia has been selected as the winner for the construction of a 100 MW photovoltaic plant in Khorezm region with a bid of 2,888 US cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.

The stations are expected to become operational by the end of 2024.