TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 8. Uzbekistan
and the UAE’s Masdar have signed key agreements on the country’s
largest standalone battery energy storage system (Zarafshan BESS)
and approved a development roadmap for a 1,000-megawatt wind power
project in the Navoiy region, Trend reports via the UAE company.
The documents were exchanged in the presence of Uzbekistan’s
Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev and UAE Minister of Energy
and Infrastructure Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei during the forum
“Powering the Future—Sustainable Energy for New Uzbekistan.”
The 300 MW / 600 MWh Zarafshan BESS, the largest battery storage
facility of its kind in Uzbekistan, is scheduled to begin
operations in 2028. The project will be capable of storing enough
electricity to power around 1.3 million households for two hours. A
second phase with the same capacity is also planned.
Furthermore, the stakeholders ratified a strategic framework for
the development of a 1,000 MW wind energy facility in the Navoiy
region, which will constitute the initial phase of an expansive
2,000 MW wind power initiative.
Meanwhile, during the forum, Uzbekistan announced the launch of
42 new power generation and infrastructure facilities worth nearly
$11 billion, as well as the start of construction of 21 new
projects. As part of these efforts, 16 new solar, wind, thermal,
and hydropower plants with a total capacity of 3,500 MW are being
commissioned across the country.
The recently executed contracts highlight Uzbekistan's rapidly
advancing initiatives to enhance extensive energy storage solutions
and wind power production within the framework of its comprehensive
renewable energy roadmap.
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