Tashkent builds a PACK battery factory

Will Uzbekistan fund a 250-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant?

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 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).

What's going on with the Tashkent Riverside Project in Uzbekistan?

From pv magazine ESS News site Saudi-listed ACWA Power has announced the completion of the dry financial close for the $533 million Tashkent Riverside project in Uzbekistan, near the country’s capital city of Tashkent. The greenfield development will involve a 200 MW solar plant and a 500 MWh BESS that will serve to stabilize the Uzbek grid.

Who will sell electricity to in Uzbekistan?

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.

Will Uzbekistan install 25 GW of renewables by 2030?

The project is core to Uzbekistan's ambition to install 25 GW of renewables by 2030. This project can power 170,000 households and the battery storage capacity is equivalent to 8,000 electric vehicles.”