Uzbekistan Aims To Boost Number Of Solar, Wind Power Plants In 2025
Date
12/14/2024 10:05:22 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 15. Uzbekistan
plans to launch 18 new solar and wind power plants with a total
capacity of 3,400 MW in 2025, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat
Mirziyoyev said, Trend reports.
He spoke during the ceremony of launching new capacities and
construction of new projects in the energy sector in
Uzbekistan.
Energy storage systems with a capacity of 1,800 MW will also be
introduced. This will be an important step in the development of
renewable energy sources and the country's transition to clean
technologies.
Green energy production is expected to reach 12 billion kWh next
year. This figure will be able to meet the annual needs of 5
million households, as well as reduce harmful gas emissions into
the atmosphere by 6.5 million tons.
By 2030 Uzbekistan plans to build 19,000 MW of renewable energy
facilities, increasing their share in the energy balance to 54
percent. In the next two years, a large-scale program to create
more than 2,000 small and micro hydropower plants in partnership
with the private sector will also be implemented.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan is set to commission five new thermal
power plants with a total capacity of 4,183 MW by 2027.
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