BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. Uzbekistan constructs a new solar power unit with a total capacity of 1 MW in the Turakurgan thermal power plant, in the country’s Namangan region, Trend reports via the Uzbek Ministry of Energy.
The unit will generate an additional 1.9 million kWh of electricity. As a result, 54,000 cubic meters of natural gas will be saved and the emission of harmful gases will be also reduced.
Earlier in February, Uzbekistan put into operation a new solar power unit with a total capacity of 1.3 MW in the Sirdaryo region’s thermal power plant, which will generate an additional 2.3 million kWh of electricity. As a result, 750,000 cubic meters of natural gas will be saved and the emission of harmful gases will be also reduced.
Furthermore, Uzbekistan plans to expand the number of solar panels installed on buildings and structures of social facilities and economic entities. The solar panels with a capacity of 220 MW will be installed at social facilities and government departments, at enterprises – at 1300 MW, and newly built apartment buildings – at 15 MW.
The mentioned measures to increase the country’s renewable deployment are taken within the framework of Uzbekistan’s President Resolution "On measures to accelerate the introduction of renewable energy sources and energy-saving technologies in 2023".