(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 12. China's Goldwind
company will supply 111 units of GW155-4.5MW turbines to the
Zarafshan wind farm in the Navoi region in Uzbekistan, reports via
Goldwind.
In this regard, the Chinese company concluded an agreement with
UAE's Masdar energy company.
The project delivery is scheduled to be started in the third
quarter of 2022 and completed by the end of 2024.
Once built and in operation, Zarafshan wind farm will be
powering 500,000 Uzbekistan households and displacing 1.1 million
tons of carbon dioxide per year. The project will help Uzbekistan
achieve the goal of increasing the proportion of green electricity
to 25 percent by 2030.
“Uzbekistan is a pivotal country and geographic center in
Central Asia with abundant wind resources. In recent years, the
comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Uzbekistan
has continued to move forward, bringing various opportunities for
two countries to achieve green and low-carbon development,' said
General Manager of Goldwind's Central Asia Russian-Speaking Region
Sun Lianhua.
'The Zarafshan 500MW wind project is a milestone project for
Goldwind to promote China's foreignization of wind power, which
will make positive contributions to Uzbekistan's energy transition
and create a new model of China-Uzbekistan green 'Belt and Road'
cooperation. We are delighted to work with our partners to deliver
a successful project for the Uzbekistan market and bring more
affordable, reliable and sustainable green energy to the Central
Asian market,” Sun Lianhua said.
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