USAID To Activate Uzbekistan's First Green Hydrogen Center
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, March 2. The US Agency
for International Development (USAID) is working with the Uzbek
Ministry of energy and other partners to establish a Green Hydrogen
Hub in Uzbekistan, Trend reports.
According to the US Embassy, the new initiative (part of USAID's
Central Asia Regional Energy Project) was presented in Tashkent on
February 29.
Uzbek Deputy Energy Minister Umid Mamadaminov and USAID Acting
Mission Director Edward Michalski participated in the event, where
they discussed the initial stage of implementation of the Green
Hydrogen Center concept, including priorities and further
actions.
The center will function as a hub and will help increase the
knowledge of energy sector professionals in new clean energy
technologies to shape the future energy landscape of the region and
contribute to Uzbekistan's Renewable and Hydrogen Energy
Strategy.
As part of the strategy, the Uzbek authorities have set a target
of 25 percent renewable energy production (solar, wind and hydro)
by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050.
Meanwhile, USAID handed over modern equipment and software for
energy sector management worth $1.4 million to the Energy
Coordination and Dispatch Center (CDC) in Tashkent.
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