Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- As part of a practical visit of a delegation led by the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the People’s Republic of China today, 20 February, a Cooperation Agreement was signed with a consortium of Huaneng renewables Corporation and Poly Technologies for the construction of solar photovoltaic stations with a total capacity of 2000 MW in Jizzakh and Tashkent regions.

Under this agreement, a consortium of these companies will make direct investments in our country in the amount of US$2 billion.

The first capacities of these solar photovoltaic stations are planned to be launched by the end of this year, and in 2024 at full capacity.

As a result, 5 billion kWh of electricity will be generated per year, as a result of which 1.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas will be saved.

On 15 February, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Chinese company CEEC ENERGY CHINA on the construction of solar photovoltaic stations with a total capacity of 2000 MW in Kashkadarya, Bukhara and Samarkand regions.