Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 25 July, a delegation from the Ministry of Energy met with the Ministry of Energy of Saudi Arabia.

The parties noted the level of cooperation achieved in the field of energy, in particular, the participation of ACWA Power, which is actively involved in a number of partner projects in the energy industry of Uzbekistan. In particular, as First Deputy Minister of Energy Azim Akhmedkhadjaev noted during the meeting, the total capacity of the planned electricity generation facilities of the company in Uzbekistan today is already 2.6 GW, namely 1.1 GW - a wind farm in the Bukhara region and the Republic of Karakalpakstan, and also, a 1.5 GW thermal power plant in the Syrdarya region.

Issues of bilateral cooperation with ACWA Power were discussed at the meeting. The main topic of the meeting was the discussion of the construction of a wind farm with a capacity of 1.1 GW. To date, the site has already been determined, and primary studies of the wind are being carried out.

Also during the meeting, issues in the field of hydrogen and renewable energy were discussed. Work in this direction in the country is being carried out as part of the implementation of the presidential decree from 9 April 2021 “On measures to develop renewable and hydrogen energy in the Republic of Uzbekistan”.

During the meeting, the parties agreed to prepare a framework agreement on cooperation and a roadmap that will cover such areas as: localization, processing, development and digitalization of the gas and electric grid sector, renewable energy, human capital development with the creation of separate working groups.

During the visit, a meeting will be organized with a delegation of the petrochemical company SABIC (Saudi Arabia) to identify projects and work out their joint implementation, with Saudi Aramco in the field of geological exploration and digitalization of processes, cooperation will be discussed in the field of advanced training of personnel on the basis of the University of Science and Technology KAUST on the development of the gas transmission system.