Uzbekistan announces winners of tenders for Solar Power Plants

The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan is pleased to announce the winning bidder of public-private partnership (PPP) tenders for two photovoltaic solar plants in the Jizzakh and Samarkand regions.

The PPPs will soon add over 400 MW of clean and renewable energy to Uzbekistan’s energy mix.

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar) was awarded the project in the Jizzakh region with a bid to supply solar power at 1.823 US cents per kilowatt hour. Masdar was also awarded the project in the Samarkand region with a bid to supply solar power at 1.791 US cents per kilowatt hour.

The tender attracted seven compliant bids for the Jizzakh site, and six compliant proposals for the Samarkand site.

Uzbekistan has been working closely with the IFC to open up the country’s power sector to private investments, and attracting foreign capital in an efficient and transparent manner.

The plants are part of a wider programme by Uzbekistan to develop 8 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030. Once implemented, the project will develop Uzbekistan’s huge solar potential, help reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 160,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent, and generate an additional 270 GWh of electricity.

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