Construction started for 126 MW Solar Farm in Uzbekistan

Voltalia has announced the start of construction of the 126 MW Sarimay Solar power plant located in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan.

On this occasion, Voltalia has signed two new storage partnership agreements: the extension of the Sarimay complex with the addition of 50 MW / 100 MWh batteries, and the creation of a new 500 MW/ 1000 MWh battery complex.

Construction of the Sarimay Solar power plant has begun. Commissioning is scheduled for the second half of 2025. With a capacity of 126 MW, the solar power plant will avoid the emission of 116,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year. The power sales contract, with a term of at least 25 years, was won in 2022 in a call for tenders managed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank. Voltalia has mandated the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Japan International Cooperation Agency to finance the project.

The solar power plant is part of a multi-energy complex located in the Khorezm region, whose wind and storage projects are currently under development:

• A battery storage unit with a capacity of 50 MW / 100 MWh is now the subject of a framework agreement, for which the long-term sales contract will be signed in the summer of 2024. Construction is scheduled to start in 2024.
• In addition, the potential of a future 100 MW wind farm is being investigated by detailed assessment. Construction of the wind farm could be launched in the medium term.