TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 20. China allocated a grant in the amount of $28 million for the construction of the Charvak wind farm in the Bostanlyk district of Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region, Trend reports.
Within the framework of this project, Uzbekhydroenergo JSC Energy Company plans to build four wind power plants with a capacity of 5 MW each with the implementation of new generation technologies at the expense of a Chinese grant.
The project is said to produce an average of 43 million kWh of electricity annually and provide an opportunity to create 20 new jobs.
Furthermore, over the course of this wind farm's operation for a minimum of two decades, it is estimated that approximately 580,000 tons of coal, 1.84 million barrels of oil, or 12 million cubic meters of natural gas will be conserved.
Meanwhile, Uzbekhydroenergo JSC and China Southern Power Grid, specializing in the construction and operation of power grids, signed an agreement on joint development of the hydroelectric power plant.
The hydroelectric power plant will be built in the Bostanlyk district of Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region. The cost of the project is estimated at $1 billion.
As a result of the project, annual electricity generation is planned to increase by 3 billion kWh, which is enough for uninterrupted power supply to 1.6 million people.