BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 16
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Some 54 international companies have expressed their interest in the implementation of the project for the construction of a solar photovoltaic station (PVP) with a capacity of at least 200 MW in the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya region, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan.
On May 12, 2021, the opening ceremony of financial proposals was held as part of a tender for a project for the construction of a PVP in the Surkhandarya region, following which the results of financial proposals (tariff) were announced.
It is reported that five qualified participants after a two-stage selection submitted their proposals (commercial, technical and financial), of which four participate in the stage of financial proposals.
Opening results of financial proposals:
Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) offered 1.8045 cents per kWh.
ACWA Power (Saudi Arabia) - 2.4825 cents;
HK / China Power Holding International - 2.1621 cents;
Total Eren (Independent Power Producer in France) - 3.3940 cents.
After evaluating the financial proposals for compliance with the required criteria, the name of the investor who will implement the project will be announced.
The ministry noted that the project is part of the program for the construction of solar photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 1 GW, which is being implemented by Uzbekistan with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
“This program is one of the key components of the strategy to generate up to 5 GW of environmentally friendly solar generation in the country by 2030 to meet the growing demand for electricity in the country,” the ministry said.
As part of the project, the developer investor will also have to build a new 220 kV substation and a 52 kilometers transmission line to connect to the 500 kV Surkhan substation.
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