ACWA Power Expands Its Presence In Central Asia With Largest Single-Site Wind Farm In The Region
Implementation agreement for 1500 MW wind farm signed with Uzbekistan s Ministry of Investments & Foreign Trade, and Ministry of Energy
Saudi Arabia. Riyadh /PRNewswire/ - In the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Minister of Energy, and His Excellency Sardor Umurzakov, Uzbekistan s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investments & Foreign Trade, ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants in 13 countries, signed an implementation agreement with the Ministry of Investments & Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan for the development, construction and operation of a 1500 MW wind power project in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.
Acwa Power, a leading Saudi developer of power generation and desalinated water plants, has signed an implementation agreement with Uzbekistan for the construction and operation of a 1500 MW wind power project in the country s Karakalpakstan region.
Wednesday, 5 May, 2021 - 10:00
Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Uzbekistan’s Deputy PM and Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov during the signing ceremony. (Asharq Al-Awsat) Riyadh - Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has signed an implementation agreement with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade and Ministry of Energy for a wind power project.
The company will develop, build and operate the 1,500MW project in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.
Once operational, the project will become the largest wind farm in the Central Asian region, and one of the largest in the world.
The agreement was signed by Ayad al-Amri, Executive General Manager of Business Development in ACWA Power, and Sherzod Khodjaev, Deputy Minister at the Uzbekistan Ministry of Energy, and Shukhrat Vafaev, Deputy Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade.
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In the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Minister of Energy, and His Excellency Sardor Umurzakov, Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investments & Foreign Trade, ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants in 13 countries, signed an implementation agreement with the Ministry of Investments & Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan for the development, construction and operation of a 1500 MW wind power project in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.
Once operational, the project will become one of the largest wind farms in the Central Asian region, and one of the largest in the world.