First solar power station in Uzbekistan to be launched in 2016
26/08/2014 11:55
First solar power station in Uzbekistan to be launched in 2016
26/08/2014 11:55
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Solar power station in Samarkand region will be commissioned at the end of 2016, the newspaper Pravda Vostoka reported.
The paper said that construction of solar power station is underway at Pastdargom and Nurabad districts of Samarkand region.
Ministry of Economy and State Instititute Uztyajneftegazhimproyekt developed feasibility study of the project on order of Uzbekenergo. The project is financed due to financial resources of Asian Development Bank and Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan.
About 404 hectares of land were allocated to construction of solar power station. The preliminary cost of the project is over US$275 million.
The project envisages construction of generating capacities for 100 megawatt with production of 200 million KWH of electricity a year.
The paper wrote that the station will start work in the end of 2016. The launch of the station will help to increase electricity production from alternative sources of energy and cut greenhouse gas emission. The project will help to create 100 new jobs.
Potential of solar energy of Uzbekistan is rated at 50.9 billion tonnes of oil equivalent, which makes up 99.7% of all researched renewable energy in Uzbekistan.
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