TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 5. Uzbekistan has launched the construction of the 228 MW Norin Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) cascade on the Norin River in the Namangan region, Trend reports.
In accordance with the presidential decree on "Measures to Further Reform the Hydropower Sector," Uzbekistan has initiated investment projects aimed at increasing the utilization of the country's existing hydro potential, creating new hydropower capacities, and modernizing existing ones. The project is being carried out entirely by Uzbekhydroenergo, utilizing its own resources from start to completion. Local production of key technological equipment, such as hydroaggregates, is part of the national localization efforts.
This cascade will be the first fully developed national HPP in Uzbekistan. The project is entirely financed by Uzbekhydroenergo.
A working group led by the Chairman of the board of Uzbekhydroenergo Abdugani Sanginov, visited the construction site of the Norin HPP cascade in the Namangan region. At present, the construction of HPP-1 is progressing at a rapid pace.
The Norin HPP cascade will consist of six hydropower stations, each with a capacity of 38 MW. Once operational, the cascade is expected to generate an average of 1,025 million kWh of environmentally clean electricity annually, providing power to approximately 430,000 households and saving about 277 million cubic meters of gas each year. Furthermore, over 130 permanent jobs will be created.
