Baku, Azerbaijan, April 4. On the sidelines of
the Samarkand Climate Forum, President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the co-chairman of the
Uzbek-Saudi Business Council, Chairman of the Board of the ACWA
Power Company Muhammad Abunayan, the press service of the President
of Uzbekistan says, Trend reports.
According to the information, issues of further expansion of
practical cooperation with Saudi Arabian companies were
discussed.
It is reported that Mirziyoyev noted with satisfaction the
dynamic development of a fruitful partnership with ACWA Power,
which is a strategic investor in the green energy sector of
Uzbekistan. It was noted that today the portfolio of current joint
projects with the company has reached 15 billion dollars.
“In December last year, two wind power plants with a capacity of
500 megawatts each were connected to the grid in the Bukhara
region, and projects were launched to build two solar power plants
with a total capacity of 1 gigawatt in the Samarkand region and
energy storage systems in the Tashkent region.
The importance of accelerated implementation of projects in the
field of green energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals,
modernization of heat and water supply, housing and communal
services and other priority areas was emphasized.
In this context, the need for careful preparation of the meeting
of the Intergovernmental Commission and the business forum planned
for this year in the city of Samarkand was noted,” the press
service said.