Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar) has won the tender for the construction of a 457MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Uzbekistan. The contract for the project in the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya region was awarded by the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan.
The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev formally launched the implementation phase of the project on a visit to the site on 1 June 2021.
This followed his recent announcement on 31 May at the International Summit
Partnership for Green Growth and Global Goals – 2030 that Uzbekistan plans to host an international conference
Green Energy for Developing Countries next year.