BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 28
By Ilkin Seyfaddini - Trend:
ACWA Power is looking for a suitable location for the construction of two wind power plants in Uzbekistan, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan.
For this purpose, specialists studied land plots in different regions of Uzbekistan and selected the Peshkun and Gijduvon districts of Bukhara region and Kanimekh district of Navoi region as the most suitable for the location of two wind farms.
Currently, devices for determining wind readings are being installed in these districts.
The agreement between the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan and ACWA Power on the construction of wind farms was reached on 20 September 2019, within the framework of the Energy Investment Forum in Tashkent. The parties signed the corresponding agreement on March 5, 2020.
"The project will be realized fully by attracting direct investment and its total cost is $1 billion. Investment agreements and agreements on the purchase of electricity for 25-30 years will be signed and will provide Uzbekistan with clean energy," the message said.
Previously, the government of Uzbekistan approved the concept of providing the country with electricity for 2020-2030. The strategic goal of the document is to provide the population and economy of Uzbekistan with electricity at competitive prices, develop a balanced energy sector, covering the best international practices and current trends in the global power industry.
It is planned to increase electricity production from 5,900 MW to 29,200 MW by 2030. The share of thermal power plants using natural gas is planned to be increased to 45 percent (13,400 MW); thermal power plants using coal to 5.9 percent (1,700 MW); hydro power plants to 13.1 percent (3,800 MW); the share of wind power plants to 10.4 percent (3,000 MW); photovoltaic power plants to 17.3 percent (5,000 MW) and nuclear power plants to 8.3 percent (2,400 MW).
In addition, it is planned to reduce the consumption of natural gas from 16.5 billion cubic meters to 12.1 billion cubic meters, while the annual volume of coal combustion will increase from 4.1 million tons to 8.5 million tons.
It is also planned to reduce losses in electricity transmission to 2.35 percent and distribution losses to 6.5 percent (1.85 times less than in 2019).
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