Uzbekistan to have first plant for green hydrogen production

The start of construction of the first plant for the production of green hydrogen, with a capacity of 3,000 tons per year, is scheduled for this autumn in Uzbekistan, according to the Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade of the country, Report informs referring to Sputnik-Uzbekistan.

The construction of the enterprise is planned on the basis of the Maxam-Chirchiq plant.

This and other issues were discussed during the talks by Minister Laziz Kudratov and Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Arabian company ACWA Power Mohammad Abunayyan.

In addition, the parties discussed the prospects for accelerating the localization project for the production of equipment for wind turbines. According to each of the parties, the implementation of this project in Uzbekistan will significantly expand the geography and volumes of the use of renewable energy sources and increase the availability of these technologies in the domestic market.

Today, the company's investment portfolio in Uzbekistan includes 8 projects with a total value of over $6.8 billion and a design capacity of over 5.5 GW.

Among the ongoing projects are the construction of a combined cycle power plant in the Syrdarya region with a capacity of 1.5 GW, wind power plants in the Bukhara region and the Republic of Karakalpakstan with a total capacity of 2.6 GW and solar stations in the Samarkand and Tashkent regions with a capacity of 1.4 GW.