BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 22
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Assystem and the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will progress the country’s major decarbonization program, Trend reports referring to the press service of Assystem.
It is noted that the MOU will place Assystem as the Ministry’s project management and engineering design partner, developing the diverse mix of new low-carbon power that will anchor the nation’s sustainable development.
Also, Assystem’s energy specialists will lead on plans for an increased installed capacity of solar and wind power and in the exploration of hydrogen production. The scope also includes investigating energy storage systems, that will be conducive to the efficiency of the country’s renewable power plants.
According to the information, this strategic agreement follows Assystem’s recent contract win to deliver digital twin and grid modeling to Uzbekistan’s electrical network, which will produce modeling to show the impact that renewable energy integration and increased installed capacity will have on the grid.
“The modernization of Uzbekistan’s electrical power grid will underpin the program of reforms to the country’s energy system, making it more efficient and reliable,” the message said.
Assystem’s Chief Operating Officer Stephane Aubarbier said that the MOU is a confident next step in Uzbekistan’s plan to deliver a diverse and low-carbon energy mix – one that will be a blueprint for emerging economies globally.
“Our focus will be to realize the country’s vision with world-class engineering that we aim to deliver through our local teams in Tashkent, drawing on Assystem’s decades of experience of building energy infrastructure around the world,” Aubarbier said.
As an independent engineering group, Assystem has over 50 years of experience providing industrial infrastructures with engineering services and managing projects that are complex, technological content, and safety requirements.
As a major player in digital transformation, Assystem supports its clients in their digital projects with digital engineering and industrial data science solutions to meet their operational performance challenges. The group currently employs 6,700 people working in seventeen countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
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