The Ministry of Energy and ACWA Power Achieve Momentous Milestones as Uzbekistan Enhances its Clean Energy Capacity
Written by AZoCleantechJan 27 2021
Following agreements signed in March 2020, cooperation between the Uzbekistan Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade, and ACWA Power has led to three major milestones in the development of power projects to enable Uzbekistan’s ambitious energy transformation plan and increase energy capacity by 2500 MW.
The ground-breaking ceremony of the 1500 MW Sirdarya CCGT plant, followed by the signing of two Power Purchase Agreements and Investment Agreements for two wind power plants located in Bukhara and Navoi, was conducted in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, H.E. Sardor Umurzakov, and H.E. Alisher Sultanov, Energy Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as a Saudi Arabian delegation led by H.E. Eng Khalid Al-Falih, Minist
ACWA Power achieves momentous milestones as Uzbekistan enhances clean energy capacity January 25, 2021
From left to right, Alisher Sultanov, energy minister of Uzbekistan; Mohammad Abunayyan, chairman of ACWA Power.
From left to right, Isakulov Dadajon Aynakulovich, chairman of JSC National Electric Grids of Uzbekistan; Rajit Nanda, chief portfolio management officer and interim CIO of ACWA Power.
Mohammad Abunayyan, chairman of ACWA Power
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov s speech during the ceremony.
The 1500MW CCGT power plant Sirdarya site.
TASHKENT Following agreements signed in March 2020, cooperation between the Uzbekistan Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade, and ACWA Power has led to three major milestones in the development of power projects to enable Uzbekistan’s ambitious energy transformation plan and inc