BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 16. The World Bank will support the "Transformation of the electric power industry and sustainable transmission of electric energy of Uzbekistan" project recently launched in Tashkent, Trendreports via the Uzbek Ministry of Energy.
The project will help to modernize energy infrastructure, including the reconstruction and expansion of 22 obsolete high-voltage substations, which will increase their capacity to 912 MW, as well as the construction of a new 500 kV substation and transmission lines in 11 regions of Uzbekistan.
As Deputy Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Sherzod Khodjaev noted, the second part of a large-scale project, implemented with the assistance of the World Bank, has been launched. The planned work will increase the capacity of the upgraded substations, launch a new substation, and build 220 and 500 kV transmission lines from the generating facilities of the Syrdarya TPP to Tashkent for the domestic and industrial capacities of the capital.
“The most strategically important component of this project is the implementation of the SCADA and EMS system, which will allow for dispatching and monitoring throughout the entire power system. In addition, in order to further transform the National Electric Grids of Uzbekistan JSC, it is planned to introduce the Enterprise Recourse Planning (ERP) system,” the Deputy Minister of Energy emphasized.
For the implementation of the project, the International Development Association (World Bank Group) provides a loan in the amount of $380 million, and a loan in the amount of $43 million is provided by the Green Climate Fund.
“This new project will help secure the supply of electricity to around 32 million consumers and connect large-scale new renewable energy projects to the grid ,” World Bank Country Manager for Uzbekistan, Marco Mantovanelli said.