Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The first wind turbines of a wind power plant are being tested in Tamdy district of Navoi region. This was stated by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan.

The 500 MW station will be equipped with 111 turbines with a height of 97 meters. The power of each wind generator will be 4.5 MW.

Its first facilities are planned to be launched by the end of this year.

The annual production capacity of the station will be 1.8 billion kWh of electricity, which will lead to savings of 540 million m³ of natural gas and prevent 720,000 tons of harmful emissions.

The total cost of this megaproject is US$600 million through foreign direct investment.

The project is being implemented with the participation of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company Private Joint Stock Company (Masdar) from the UAE.

The project is co-financed by the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, First Abu Dhabi Bank, International Finance Corporation, Japan International Cooperation Agency and Natixis.