BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 27. Uzbekistan has installed solar panels with a total capacity of 1 MW on the territory of the Navoi thermal power plant (TPP), Trend reports via the Uzbek Ministry of Energy.
According to the ministry, the panels will generate an additional 1.8 million kWh of electricity per year. As a result, 400,000 cubic meters of natural gas will be saved.
Uzbekistan’s authorities pay special attention to increasing the deployment of renewable energy sources (RES) countrywide. In this regard, solar panels are being installed on rooftops of various business and industrial facilities.
These measures are applied within the framework of the Uzbek President's "On measures to accelerate the introduction of renewable energy sources and energy-saving technologies in 2023" Resolution.
Furthermore, recently, Uzbekistan launched the “Sunny House" program, which is aimed at increasing the installation of low-power solar panels on the roofs of residential buildings. Following the program, solar panels with a total capacity of 182.1 MW will be installed on the roofs of 36,600 residential buildings countrywide.