BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 23. National Power Grid of Uzbekistan JSC and Saudi Arabian ACWA Power signed a new agreement for the construction of a wind power plant with a total capacity of 1500 MW in Karakalpakstan, the Uzbek Ministry of Energy told Trend.
The Minister of Investments of Saudi Arabia Mr. Khalid Al-Falih, Chairman of the Board of ACWA Power Mr. Mohammad Abunayyan, Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Mr. Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Mr. Jamshid Khodjaev and the CEOs of the companies took part in the signing ceremony.
This large-scale wind power plant is planned to be commissioned in 2026, producing 5.2 billion kWh of electricity per annum saving 1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
Additionally, the plant will have a 300 MW/550 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The BESS will serve to smooth out the intermittent power output from the wind turbines.
Moreover, ACWA Power will construct an overhead transmission line of more than 800 km to pass the wind power from the northwest of Uzbekistan to its central part.