A large 100 megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant built in Nurabad district of Samarkand region has started supplying electricity to Uzbekistan`s only power grid today, May 24. 

The power station will produce 260 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year and provide power to more than 80 thousand homes.

Moreover, the commissioning of the station will save 78 million cubic meters of natural gas per year and will prevent emission of 100 thousand tons of hazardous emissions into the atmosphere. With this amount of saved gas it is possible to provide all existing households of the country with natural gas within 10 days.

It is noteworthy that while 400 workers were employed during construction, 25 new jobs were created at the plant after it became operational.

The project, costing 100 million dollars, was implemented at the expense of direct investment by the French company Total Eren.

It should be noted that the station is the second biggest solar photovoltaic station in the history of Uzbekistan on the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and the first similar solar photovoltaic station was launched in August 2021 in Karmani district of Navoi region.

Let us remind, this investment project is realized in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan ¹ PP-4712 from May 13, 2020.

For reference: By the end of 2023 in Kattakurgan district of Samarkand region the Emirati company Masdar will launch the second largest in the region solar photovoltaic station with capacity of 220 megawatts.