Uzbekistan adopts programme on development of hydro energy
23/11/2015 12:10
Uzbekistan adopts programme on development of hydro energy
23/11/2015 12:10
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Government of Uzbekistan with its resolution approved a programme on development of hydro energy for 2016-2020 with total preliminary cost of about US$889.41 million.
The programme was adopted in order to save hydrocarbon resources via further deepening diversification of fuel balance of Uzbekistan, technical and technological re-equipment of existing and creation of new generating capacities in the hydro energy based on modern technologies.
According to the resolution, Uzbekenergo will implement 15 projects with total preliminary cost of US$576.61 million and designed capacity of 943.49 megawatt.
The company will implement four projects on construction of new hydro power stations with the cost of US$69.5 million and the capacity of 23.5 megawatts. Eleven projects for US$507.11 million will be directed to modernization of existing hydro power stations. In the result of modernization, the capacities of the hydro power stations will grow by 919.9 megawatts.
In 2016-2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management of Uzbekistan will realize nine projects with the preliminary cost of US$312.8 million and designed capacity of 535.9 megawatts.
In particular, within the five projects, it is planned to build new hydro power stations with the preliminary cost of US$174.1 million and designed capacity of 70.9 megawatts. Within the four projects will modernize existing hydro power stations. The cost of the projects is US$138.7 million. The capacity of the stations will grow by 465 megawatts.
The projects within the programme will be realized due to own resources (US$478.16 million) and loans (US$411.25 million). The projects will allow Uzbekistan to produce additional 5.252 billion KWH of electricity a year.
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