Uzbekistan’s energy ministry has announced the start of the second stage of a tender for the construction of a wind farm in Beruniy district of Karakalpakstan.
Within the framework of the project, a wind farm with a capacity of 200 MW, as well as a battery system for storing generated energy, are to be built. The winner of the tender is to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the facility.
A request for a quote (RFQ) for the implementation of the project went out a year ago. Nine participants were subsequently asked to submit technical and commercial proposals:
Arabian Gulf Business Insight earlier reported that Uzbekistan's energy sector was attracting billions of dollars from the Gulf as the country plans to produce 35% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
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