From pv magazine ESS News site Saudi-listed ACWA Power has announced the completion of the dry financial close for the $533 million Tashkent Riverside project in Uzbekistan, near the country’s capital city of Tashkent. The greenfield development will involve a 200 MW solar plant and a 500 MWh BESS that will serve to stabilize the Uzbek grid.
ADB said it will be one of the first utility-scale renewable energy projects with a battery energy storage system (BESS) component in Uzbekistan. It follows the announcement of the county’s first BESS in May 2024 and the connection of the first phase of a 511 MW solar project in March of this year.
It follows the announcement of the county’s first BESS in May 2024 and the connection of the first phase of a 511 MW solar project in March of this year. Separately, ACWA Power recently announced financial close on a 200 MW solar plant and 500 MWh BESS near the national capital, Tashkent.
No constraints have been identified along the international transit corridor. The PV plant site is located along the 4R-12 district highway, which links feeder roads within the districts of Yukorichirchik, Parkent and Kibray to the ring road along the outskirts of Tashkent City. The single carriageway is paved and in good condition.
The ADB is proposing a large scale, solar-plus-battery system in Uzbekistan. According to a listing on ADB’s website, the Samarkand 1 Solar PV and BESS Project will involve the construction of two solar power plants, of 100 MW and 400 MW, a pooling station, 500 MWh BESS, loop-in loop-out transmission lines, and a 70 km overhead transmission line.
The PV plant and the BESS facility are situated 3.5 km apart, within Yuqorichirchik District and Parkent District respectively. Both districts are located within Tashkent Region. The overall project location lies about 20 km from Tashkent City.