Uzbekistan signs $4.7 billion energy agreements and announces two more nuclear power plants
Six energy agreements worth $4.7 billion were signed in Tashkent with the participation of ACWA Power, EDF, Toyota Tsusho and other companies — 3,000 MW of generation and 400 MW of storage. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced plans for a second and third nuclear power plant after construction began on the first one with Rosatom in the Jizzakh region. By 2030, the country intends to add 22 GW of capacity and raise the share of renewables to 54%.
Dilnoza Rahimova