Four large solar power plants will be built in Tashkent, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said, Report informs via Sputnik-Uzbekistan.
The construction of a 400-megawatt photovoltaic power plant is already underway in Qibray. Today, the construction of three more stations will start: in the Yuqorichirchiq District with a capacity of 700 megawatts, in the Ohangaron District - 1,000 megawatts and in Boka - 300 megawatts.
It is expected that the plants will generate 6 billion kilowatts per year at full capacity. According to the President, more than $2 billion of direct investment has been spent on these projects.
"The electricity from these stations will be enough to meet the needs of 2 million residents and 30,000 enterprises," Mirziyoyev said.
Besides, for a stable power supply to the city, existing substations will be updated, additional high-voltage networks will be built, and cogeneration technology will be launched.