For two and a half years since the establishment of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 18 investment agreements in the electric power industry have been signed for the construction and commissioning of power plants with a total capacity of 7,331 MW by 2025 (this is 50% of the current power generation in Uzbekistan). Accordingly, thermal, solar and wind power plants using high-tech equipment will be built in various regions of the country. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In Samarkand region, by 2023, 2 solar photovoltaic power plants (PVPs) with a total capacity of 320 MW will be commissioned. Among them:
1.PPS with a capacity of 100 MW in Nurabad district, which will be commissioned in December 2021 by Total Eren (France);
2. FES with a capacity of 220 MW in Kattakurgan district, which will be commissioned in May 2023 by Masdar (UAE).
In Gallaaral district of Jizzakh region, Masdar (UAE) will launch a 220 MW PV power plant in May 2023.
By the beginning of 2023, 3 solar and wind power plants with a total capacity of 800 MW will appear in Navoi region. Among them:
1. FES with a capacity of 100 MW in Karmaninsky district, which was commissioned by Masdar (UAE) in August 2021;
2. FES with a capacity of 200 MW in Nurata district, which will be commissioned by the Phanes Group (UAE) in July 2023;
3. Wind power plant (WPP) with a capacity of 500 MW in Tamdy district, which will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024 by Masdar (UAE).
In Syrdarya region, by 2023, two thermal power plants (TPPs) with a capacity of 1,720 MW will be commissioned. Among them:
1. TPP with a capacity of 220 MW in Yangiyer, which will be commissioned by Cengiz Enerji (Turkey) in September 2022;
2. TPP with a capacity of 1,500 MW in Shirin, which will be commissioned by ACWA Power (Saudi Arabia) in the fourth quarter of 2023.
In Tashkent region in 2021-2022. 3 thermal power plants with a total capacity of 710 MW will be put into operation. Among them:
1. TPP with a capacity of 240 MW in Kibray district will be commissioned by Aksa Enerji (Turkey) at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021;
2. TPP with a capacity of 230 MW in Kibray district, which will be commissioned in December 2021 by Aksa Enerji (Turkey);
3. TPP with a capacity of 240 MW in Kibray district – will be put into operation by Cengiz Energy (Turkey) in December 2021.
In Bukhara region, thermal and wind power plants with a total capacity of 1,270 MW will be commissioned by 2024. Among them:
1. A wind farm with a capacity of 500 MW in Peshku district, which will be commissioned in December 2023 by ACWA Power (Saudi Arabia);
2. A wind farm with a capacity of 500 MW in Gijduvan district, which ACWA Power (Saudi Arabia) will commission in December 2023;
3. Thermal power plant with a capacity of 270 MW in Bukhara region, which will be launched in December 2021 by Aksa Enerji (Turkey).
In Yangiarik district of Khorezm region, in December 2021, Odas Enerji (Turkey) will commission a TPP with a capacity of 174 MW.
In Surkhandarya region, by 2025, solar and thermal power plants with a total capacity of 2,017 MW will be commissioned, including:
1.PES with a capacity of 457 MW in Sherabad district will be commissioned by Masdar (UAE) in July 2023;
2. A TPP with a capacity of 1,560 MW in Angora district in December 2024 will be commissioned by Stone City Energy (Holland).
In Karauzyak district of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, a 100 MW wind power plant will be commissioned by ACWA Power (Saudi Arabia) in 2024.
The total capacity of the power plants to be commissioned by 2025 will be 7,331 MW.
In addition, projects for the construction of thermal, solar and wind power plants with a total capacity of 2,000 MW are at the tender stage.
1. Tenders have been announced for the construction of a combined heat and power plant with a capacity of 1,500 MW in the city of Shirin, Syrdarya region.
2. Tenders have been announced for the construction of solar photovoltaic stations with a total capacity of 500 MW in Bukhara (250), Khorezm (100) and Namangan (150) regions.
In particular, in 2021 it is planned to announce a tender for the construction of solar and wind power plants with a total capacity of 600 MW, including:
1. Construction of solar photovoltaic stations with a total capacity of 400 MW in Kashkadarya and Ferghana regions.
2. Construction of a wind power plant with a capacity of 200 MW in the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
