BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 3. Uzbekistan has
completed construction of a $171.4 million power transmission
project with the participation of the World Bank in the Syrdarya
and Tashkent regions, including a new 500-kilovolt substation and
285 kilometers of high-voltage transmission lines, with final
integration and commissioning work now underway.
According to the Uzbekistan's Ministry of Energy, the
infrastructure includes the newly built 500-kV Khalka substation,
with a capacity of 1,602 megavolt-amperes (MVA), as well as 213
kilometers of 220-kV transmission lines and 72 kilometers of 500-kV
lines.
The project was implemented with the participation of the World
Bank and is designed to increase the capacity and reliability of
Uzbekistan's national electricity transmission network.
The new infrastructure is expected to improve electricity flows
across the power system, optimize load distribution and strengthen
the reliability of regional power supply. It will also provide
additional capacity to connect new electricity generation
facilities to the national grid.
"The importance of the project lies not only in creating a new
electricity transmission infrastructure, but also in expanding the
capacity of the national energy system, increasing the efficiency
of electricity flow distribution and ensuring the sustainable
operation of electric networks," the ministry said in the
statement.
The project comes as Uzbekistan faces growing electricity
demand, increasing the need to expand and modernize its
transmission infrastructure.
Final works are currently focused on connecting the new
facilities to Uzbekistan's unified power system, conducting
technical adjustments and preparing the infrastructure for
operation.
