{"id":88648,"date":"2024-12-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/12\/16\/uzbekistan-inaugurates-masdars-500-mw-zarafshan-wind-farm\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T00:00:00","slug":"uzbekistan-inaugurates-masdars-500-mw-zarafshan-wind-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/12\/16\/uzbekistan-inaugurates-masdars-500-mw-zarafshan-wind-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzbekistan inaugurates Masdar\u2019s 500 MW Zarafshan wind farm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Masdar\u2019s Z<\/strong>arafshan wind farm is now online: <\/strong>Uzbekistan has cut the ribbon on UAE renewable player Masdar\u2019s 500 MW Zarafshan wind farm<\/a> bringing Masdar\u2019s operational portfolio in the country up to over 2 GW, according to a press<\/a>release<\/a> from Saturday. The USD 600 mn<\/a>plant<\/a> is expected to power 500k homes and replace 1.1 mn tons of CO2 annually. Masdar has another 4 GW of Uzbek renewable energy projects in the pipeline.<\/p>\n

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What we know about the pipeline: <\/strong>Masdar and Uzbekistan\u2019s Energy Ministry inked an agreement<\/a> to develop a 1 GW wind farm in Mingbulak during COP29 last month, which boasts a 75 MWh storage capacity. The company also has two solar projects in the pipeline from last year: the 250 MW Bukhara and the 300 MW Guzar Solar PV projects.<\/p>\n

Masdar\u2019s bet on Uzbekistan:<\/strong> In January, Masdar connected 1.4 GW of renewable capacity<\/a> \u2014 solar and wind \u2014 to Uzbekistan\u2019s electricity grid. The addition brought Masdar\u2019s renewables capacity to 1.5 GW, including its contribution to Uzbekistan\u2019s first 100 MW IPP solar project Nur Navoi, which came online in 2021. <\/p>\n

Masdar is expanding its Central Asia footprint<\/strong>:<\/strong> Masdar is currently developing 1 GW worth of solar and wind projects in Azerbaijan<\/a> as part of the company\u2019s 10 GW renewables plan in the country. The company is also working with EDF on 3.6 GW of hydropower and renewable energy projects in Kyrgyzstan<\/a>. Earlier in November, a consortium including Masdar inked agreement with Kazakhstan's<\/a> government to develop a 1 GW wind farm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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