Four 2.4 GW photoelectric power plants will be built around Tashkent

According to the report of Spot, Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the New Tashkent town.

In his speech, the head of state highlighted the need to solve problems in the energy sector for the development of Tashkent. Over the past 6 years, electricity consumption in the capital has increased by 30% and has approached 8 billion kWh.

At the same time, electricity is supplied to the entire city through one high-voltage power line in Yunusabad, and the substation infrastructure is outdated. A large-scale program for the reorganization of Tashkent’s power supply, which was announced by the president, is called upon to solve this problem.

To meet the increased demand in the Tashkent region, four photovoltaic power plants with a total capacity of 2,400 MW will be built. It is planned to attract $2 billion of direct investments for this.

The largest solar power plant – for 1000 MW – will be created near Akhangaran. In Yukorichirchik and Kibray districts, it was instructed to launch two more solar farms for 700 and 400 MW, respectively. The fourth station with a capacity of 300 MW will be built in Buka.

The implementation of all four projects will increase electricity generation by 6 billion kWh per year, Mirziyoyev said. According to calculations, this volume will cover the needs of 2 million people and 30 thousand enterprises.

For a stable supply of electricity in the capital, new high-voltage networks will be built and substations will be upgraded. The President announced plans for the reconstruction of heating boiler houses to introduce technologies for cogeneration of heat and electricity.