Uzbekistan’s first energy storage facility, with a 150 MW capacity, will launch in the Fergana region in January 2025, according to the National News Agency (UzA).
Construction began in the summer of 2024, featuring a storage system with a distribution unit and 90 battery modules. Local suppliers provided part of the equipment, while manufacturers in China and Russia supplied the rest.
This project, backed by a $144 mln investment, is led by the Chinese engineering firm Gezhouba Group, which previously built large solar power plants in the Bukhara and Kashkadarya regions.
Testing is planned for December, with Gezhouba Group expecting operations to start on 1 January 2025. The storage system will serve 600,000 consumers, storing energy during the day and distributing it during peak demand in the evenings and mornings.
A presidential decree issued in February 2024 approved this investment project, designating the National Electric Networks of Uzbekistan JSC as the primary user of the storage services.
