BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.3
By Natavan Rzayeva - Trend:
Uzbekistan plans to increase the share of its renewable energy sources to 25 percent by 2026, which will save about 3 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year,Trend reports via the Uzbek Ministry of Energy.
In this regard, a program will be developed to expand and support the use of renewable energy sources.
According to the program:
- 4 wind power plants in the Republic of Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan), as well as in the Bukhara and Navoi regions of the country with a total capacity of 1600 MW will be constructed in 2023-2024;
- In 2025-2026, 4 wind power plants with a total capacity of 2,400 MW will be put into operation throughout the country.
- In Navoi, Jizzakh, Samarkand and Surkhandarya regions, 4 solar photovoltaic power plants with a total capacity of 1100 MW will be commissioned in 2023;
- 5 solar photovoltaic power plants in Bukhara, Namangan, Khorezm, Kashkadarya and Fergana regions with a total capacity of 900 MW will be put into operation in 2024;
- In 2025-2026, solar photovoltaic power plants with a total capacity of 1800 MW will be put into operation throughout the country.
- By 2030, the volume of small renewable energy sources with a capacity of up to 1 MW will be increased to 1000 MW.
---
Follow the author on Twitter: @NatavanRzayeva5