Uzbekistan plans to launch thermal power plants and photovoltaic power plants with a total capacity of 1,474 MW in 2022

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- By the end of this year, 7 new stations will be put into operation in the country - 6 thermal power plants (TPP) and one solar photo power plant (PVP), with a total capacity of 1,474 MW.

In particular, in January, two new thermal power plants with a capacity of 270 MW were put into operation in Bukhara region and 240 MW in Tashkent region.

It is also planned to launch a solar photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 100 MW in Samarkand region by April.

Two TPPs with a capacity of 230 and 240 MW in Tashkent region and one TPP with a capacity of 174 MW in Khorezm region will be put into operation in March, and a TPP with a capacity of 220 MW in Syrdarya region - at the end of the year.

As a result, the total capacity of the energy system of Uzbekistan will exceed 16,000 MW.