Solar plant in Nurata to supply electricity to NMMC
Electricity from a 300 MW solar plant in the Nurata district of Navoi region will be directed to meet the needs of the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine, the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan reported.
The plant was commissioned on the eve of the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence. The project was implemented jointly with the Chinese company China Energy Overseas Investment. The volume of direct foreign investment amounted to $390 million.
Along with the plant, an energy storage system with a capacity of 150 MW and a storage volume of 300 MWh was installed. It allows storing part of the generated electricity and using it later. On November 12, Minister of Energy Sherzod Khodjaev visited the site and familiarized himself with the operation of the plant and the storage system.
According to calculations by the Ministry of Energy, the plant can generate 657 million kWh per year. This output will allow saving approximately 175 million cubic meters of natural gas annually. The expected reduction in emissions is estimated by the ministry at 377,000 tons per year.
