2,000 MW of solar photoelectric power stations to be built in two regions in cooperation with China

The Ministry of Energy has signed an agreement on cooperation with the consortium of companies Huaneng Renewables Corporation and Poly Technologies on the construction of solar photoelectric power stations with a total capacity of 2000 MW in Jizzakh and Tashkent regions, the ministry reported. 

Photo: Press service of the Ministry of Energy

According to the agreement, the consortium of these companies will make direct investment in Uzbekistan in the amount of $2 billion.

The first capacities of these solar photoelectric plants are planned to be launched by the end of 2023, and in 2024 at full capacity.  As a result, 5 billion kWh of electricity will be produced per year, and 1.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas will be saved.

It should be recalled that on February 15, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the CEEC ENERGY CHINA on the construction of solar photoelectric plants with a total capacity of 2000 MW in Kashkadarya, Bukhara and Samarkand regions.