Uzbekistan is in line for its first grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) as it seeks to stabilize and strengthen its existing electricity grids and ramp up the uptake of renewable energy.
Nur Bukhara Solar PV LLC FE, a project company owned by Masdar, will deliver the 63 MW battery energy storage system alongside a 250 MW solar plant in the Alat district of the Bukhara region of south-central Uzbekistan. The project company has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with the National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan and a 10-year operation term for the storage system.
The hybrid project has been billed as Central Asia's first renewable energy initiative with an integrated BESS component.
Upon completion, the project is expected to generate more than 585 GWh of renewable energy per year, expanding reliable electricity access to approximately 75,000 households.
