BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 22. UAE-based Masdar
plans to commission a 300-megawatt solar power plant and 75 MW of
energy storage capacity in Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya region next
year as part of a $250 million project, according to a statement
following a meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the
region’s socioeconomic development.


This was reported on the official channel of the press secretary
to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Sherzod Asadov.


By the end of the year, six industrial clusters are to be
established in Guzar, Shurtan, Mubarak, Dehkanabad and Nishan
districts to strengthen supply chains around major industrial
enterprises.


An initial 250 billion soums (about $20.9 million) will be
allocated for infrastructure development. The region also plans to
localize the production of modern tractors and agricultural
machinery assembled at China’s FM World facility and launch
projects to manufacture agricultural drones.


In addition, the government plans to open branches of the
Kashkadarya Free Economic Zone in Shurtan, Mubarak, Yakkabog and
Koson districts.


In the agricultural machinery sector, Uzbekistan will work to
localize the production of modern tractors and agricultural
equipment assembled at China’s FM World facility. The company is
also expected to launch projects to manufacture agricultural
drones.







In renewable energy, UAE-based Masdar plans to commission a
300-megawatt solar power plant and 75 MW of energy storage capacity
in Kashkadarya next year. The project is valued at $250
million.


Meanwhile, a 45 MW waste-to-energy project involving Chinese
partners is nearing completion in Karshi district.


To strengthen the region’s electricity grid, $70 million will be
attracted for the construction of two major substations in Nishan
and Kokdala districts. The facilities are scheduled to enter
operation next year.


An additional $150 million has been allocated for a new
245-kilometer power transmission line along the
Tolimarjon–Sughdiyona route. Officials have been instructed to
complete the project next year.