Oct 31, 2024 · The storage system will serve 600,000 consumers, storing energy during the day and distributing it during peak demand in the evenings and mornings. A presidential decree
May 23, 2025 · Over the past five years, foreign investments in Uzbekistan''s energy sector have exceeded US$25 billion. This was reported by the Minister of Energy of the Republic, Jurabek
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Aug 18, 2025 · A $150mn financing package, including $100mn from the World Bank, will support the modernisation of Uzbekistan''s power grid and integration of renewable energy in key regions.
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TASHKENT, May 21, 2024 — The World Bank Group, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar), and the Government of Uzbekistan have signed a financial package to fund a 250-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic plant with a 63-MW battery energy storage system (BESS).
“This project will enhance Uzbekistan’s energy security through the use of innovative solutions and technologies,” noted Marco Mantovanelli, World Bank Country Manager for Uzbekistan.
In Uzbekistan, the energy sector is concentrated in the hands of two monopolies, Uzbekenergo and Uzbekneftegaz, with mineral resources and rare-earth minerals concentrated at metallurgy plants, which the government intends to upgrade through a number of sponsored programmes, and with the active assistance of foreign contractors and suppliers.
These efforts support the country's clean energy transition and decarbonization, as well as its economic growth. In this context, the World Bank Group is helping Uzbekistan develop 2,000 MW of solar and 500 MW of wind energy by attracting private sector investments.
The project company is committed to selling electricity to the state-owned National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan JSC under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement for the project, including a 10-year operating term for the BESS component, signed by these two entities.
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