Uzbekistan sets a goal to increase the share of renewable energy sources (renewable energy sources) in the total volume of electric energy production to 25% by 2030, today this figure is 10%. To achieve such results, the Ministry of Energy is taking active measures to implement large-scale projects in renewable energy.
For 10 years, it is planned to build solar power plants with a total capacity of 5,000 MW and wind power plants with a total capacity of 3,000 MW. To this end, the Ministry of Energy, with the assistance of the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is currently implementing a set of measures to competitively select investors for the implementation of these projects, which will be implemented through foreign direct investment.
By the end of 2021, Uzbekistan plans to commission two photovoltaic (solar) power plants of 100 MW each.
In this regard, the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, with the participation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is implementing the Scaling solar II project for the construction of photovoltaic (solar) power plants based on a public-private partnership program. IFC has been recruited as a lead consultant to assist in the structuring and tendering of solar energy projects.
In 2019, in Uzbekistan, with the support of IFC, the first stage of international tender was held, the results of which were announced on 4 October. The tender was held for the construction of the first 100 MW power plant in the Navoi region.
The first stage of the international tender was attended by 23 companies from China, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, India, South Africa, Russia, Spain, Norway and France, of which 11 were pre-qualified.
Tender bids were provided by 5 companies: Acwa Power (Saudi Arabia); Jinko Power and Aljoimah Energy & Water Consortium (PRC / Saudi Arabia); “Masdar” (UAE); TBEA Xinjianing Sunoasis Co Ltd (China) and Total Eren (France).
Based on the results of studying and evaluating the technical and commercial proposals of the bidders, the tender commission announced the winner of the first stage of the international tender company Masdar (UAE) with a tariff of 2.679 US cents per 1 kWh of generated electricity and a construction period of 12 months. According to experts from the UAE, the solar power plant will produce 260 million kWh of electricity per year.
