President Shavkat Mirziyoyev set a goal to increase the capacity of solar and wind power plants in Uzbekistan to 8,000 MW until 2026, presidential press service has reported.
Nearly $6 billion worth of components and materials will be needed to build new solar and wind power stations. The head of the state instructed to develop a program of localization of these products to reduce the cost of projects, as well as to create a market for domestic enterprises.
Next year 5 solar power plants with a total capacity of 900 MW are to be built in Khorezm, Bukhara, Kashkadarya, Namangan and Ferghana regions.
In 2022-2024, at the expense of foreign direct investment of $3 billion, 10 solar and wind power plants will be built, with a total capacity of about 3000 MW.
More than 1,000 engineers and almost 3,000 mid-level workers will be needed to operate the new power plants. Stressing that the work in this direction must begin now, the President ordered to establish a special training center in Navoi and to update the curricula of higher educational institutions to meet modern requirements. The training centers in Navoi and Syrdarya are to train 300 specialists annually. (Uzreport/Business World Magazine)
