{"id":98835,"date":"2024-12-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/masdar-inaugurates-500-mw-zarafshan-wind-farm\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T00:00:00","slug":"masdar-inaugurates-500-mw-zarafshan-wind-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2024\/12\/16\/masdar-inaugurates-500-mw-zarafshan-wind-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Masdar inaugurates 500 MW Zarafshan wind farm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Masdar inaugurated its 500 MW <\/strong>Zarafshan wind farm<\/a><\/strong> in Uzbekistan<\/strong>, according to a press<\/a>release<\/a>. The plant \u2014 the largest so far in Central Asia \u2014 brings Masdar\u2019s total renewable energy capacity in Uzbekistan to over 2 GW, with another 4 GW in the pipeline.<\/p>\n

About the plant: <\/strong>The USD 600 mn plant is expected<\/a> to power 500k homes and replace 1.1 mn tons of CO2 annually. <\/p>\n

Masdar has been active in Uzbekistan: <\/strong>In January, Masdar connected 1.4 GW of renewable capacity<\/a> \u2014 solar and wind \u2014 to Uzbekistan\u2019s electricity grid. The company also inked an agreement<\/a> with Uzbekistan\u2019s Energy Ministry to develop a 1 GW wind farm in Mingbulak during COP29 last month. The company also has two solar projects in the pipeline from last year: the 250 MW Bukhara and the 300 MW Guzar plants.<\/p>\n

Masdar is expanding its Central Asia footprint:<\/strong> Masdar is developing 1 GW worth of solar and wind projects in Azerbaijan<\/a>. It also signed an agreement with Kyrgyzstan\u2019s<\/a> Energy Ministry to establish 3.6 GW of hydropower and renewable energy projects, and an agreement with Kazakhstan's<\/a> government to develop a 1 GW wind farm.<\/p>\n

IN OTHER NEWS FROM UZBEKISTAN- <\/p>\n

The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) and Uzbekistan\u2019s<\/strong> Energy Ministry <\/strong>signed a power purchase MoU for the TPP1 Saffron gas-fired power plant in Uzbekistan<\/strong>, Wam<\/a> reports. Taqa and Mubadala each hold a 40% stake in the 900 MW plant, while the government of Uzbekistan holds the remaining 20%. <\/p>\n

AND- The signing of a joint development agreement for the Mubarak project took place between Etihad Water and Electricity<\/strong>, Uzbekistan\u2019s Energy Ministry and its Investment, Industry, and Trade Ministry, and JSC Thermal Power Plants. The project has a total capacity of 320 MW, which includes 216 MW generated from gas turbines and 104 MW from steam turbines. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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