200 MW Wind Power Plant Commissioned in Korakalpakstan's Korauzak District

On November 7, the 'Koltsevaya' substation with a voltage of 500 kV was launched in Tashkent region. This facility is designed to improve the reliability of electricity supply to the capital and certain districts of Tashkent region, as well as ensure more efficient load distribution across existing electrical grids.

According to information provided by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan, the total cost of the entire project, implemented with the assistance of the World Bank, reached 171.4 million US dollars. The 'Koltsevaya' substation has a capacity of 1602 MVA and is considered one of the most modern and largest high-voltage infrastructure facilities in Uzbekistan.

Air power transmission lines were constructed as part of this project. The length of 220 kV lines is 213 kilometers, and 500 kV lines is 72 kilometers, totaling 285 km of new high-voltage lines. Currently, the process of integrating these new elements into the country's overall power system is underway.

The Ministry of Energy noted that due to the redistribution of load in the capital region, the load on the Tashkent Thermal Power Plant will decrease, which will allow for the discontinuation of fuel oil burning. The World Bank previously indicated that 'Koltsevaya' is the first substation in the country where control and monitoring are conducted using advanced digital technologies. The facility will receive energy from both power plants in the Syrdarya region and wind farms located in the southwestern parts of the country.

This project is part of a larger initiative called 'Transformation of the Electric Power Sector and Sustainable Power Transmission.' It is being implemented by 'National Electric Networks of Uzbekistan' with financial support from the World Bank and has a total cost of 380 million dollars. This project was approved in 2021 and includes not only the construction of the 'Koltsevaya' substation but also the modernization, reconstruction, and expansion of twenty-two outdated high-voltage substations, as well as the laying of power lines in almost all regions of Uzbekistan, and the introduction of modern solutions for energy transmission management and monitoring.

In the energy sector, about 2 thousand megawatts of power plant capacity has been commissioned in the short term. For the next three years, the construction of wind power plants with a capacity of 3.1 thousand megawatts and energy storage systems with a capacity of 1 thousand megawatts is planned.

Additionally, the construction of 745 kilometers of power transmission lines is scheduled in the Bukhara region over a three-year period.

A project to ensure sustainable electricity is currently being implemented. A new 650 megawatt combined cycle power plant is being built at the 'Navoiy Issiqlik Power Plant'. Construction and installation work continues.