Saudi’s Acwa Power has signed three power purchase and investment agreements with Uzbekistan’s utility National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan and Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade.
The deals include the development of three solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Tashkent and Samarkand and three Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand, with a total capacity of 1.4 GW of additional renewable energy and 1.5 GWh of additional battery storage capacity.
The Tashkent projects will include a 400 MW PV plant and 500 MWh BESS, while two 500 MW PV projects each and a 500 MWh BESS will be developed in Samarkand.Â
Another 500 MWh BESS will be located in Bukhara, and the project will include overhead transmission lines to help dispatch power to the grid, said the statement.
According to Acwa Power, these projects aim to help Uzbekistan to transition to a low-carbon economy as well as diversify its energy sources.
