TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 13. Uzbekistan has
launched the construction of the 228 MW Norin Hydroelectric Power
Plant (HPP) cascade on the Norin River in the Namangan region,
Trend reports.
In accordance with the presidential decree on “Measures to
Further Reform the Hydropower Sector,” Uzbekistan has initiated
investment projects aimed at increasing the utilization of the
country’s existing hydro potential, creating new hydropower
capacities, and modernizing existing ones. The project is being
carried out entirely by Uzbekhydroenergo, utilizing its own
resources from start to completion. Local production of key
technological equipment, such as hydroaggregates, is part of the
national localization efforts.
This cascade will be the first fully developed national HPP in
Uzbekistan. The project is entirely financed by
Uzbekhydroenergo.
A working group led by the Chairman of the board of
Uzbekhydroenergo Abdugani Sanginov, visited the construction site
of the Norin HPP cascade in the Namangan region. At present, the
construction of HPP-1 is progressing at a rapid pace.
The Norin HPP cascade will consist of six hydropower stations,
each with a capacity of 38 MW. Once operational, the cascade is
expected to generate an average of 1,025 million kWh of
environmentally clean electricity annually, providing power to
approximately 430,000 households and saving about 277 million cubic
meters of gas each year. Furthermore, over 130 permanent jobs will
be created.