Goldwind has secured a new deal with Masdar and the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company to supply 111 turbines for the 500MW Zarafshan wind farm in Uzbekistan.
The Chinese turbine manufacturer will deliver GW155-4.5MW units for the project.
Project delivery is scheduled to be started in the third quarter of 2022 and completed by the end of 2024.
Once built and in operation, it will significantly improve the local power mix, powering 500,000 Uzbekistan households and displacing 1.1 million tons of carbon dioxide per year, said Goldwind.
The project will help Uzbekistan achieve the goal of increasing the proportion of green electricity to 25% by 2030.
“The Zarafshan 500MW wind project is a milestone project for Goldwind to promote China’s foreignization of wind power, which will make positive contributions to Uzbekistan’s energy transition and create a new model of China-Uzbekistan green ‘Belt and Road’ cooperation,” said Sun Lianhua, General Manager of Goldwind’s Central Asia Russian-Speaking Region.
“We are delighted to work with our partners to deliver a successful project for the Uzbekistan market and bring more affordable, reliable and sustainable green energy to the Central Asian market.”