The President of Uzbekistan has inaugurated the 500MW Zarafshan wind farm, developed by Masdar.
At the inauguration, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the country’s President (centre, at the ceremony), was joined by Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, COP28 President and Chairman of Masdar, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei and high-level government and state representatives for the Government of Uzbekistan.
Masdar has committed to invest $2bn in clean energy projects in Uzbekistan that have a total capacity of more than 2GW.
In addition, Masdar has a pipeline of 4GW of renewables projects in the early stages of development.
Uzbekistan has ambitions to achieve 20GW of clean energy capacity by 2030 and Masdar is working to deliver some of Central Asia’s most important clean energy projects in the country, including the largest solar and wind farms in the region, and its first battery storage project.
Al Jaber said: “The UAE and Uzbekistan’s enduring relationship is critical to a shared commitment to drive low-carbon socioeconomic progress and clean energy capacity growth.
“Uzbekistan has become a leading investment destination and a clean energy hub for the region as we work to deliver our shared goal of tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030, as outlined in the historic UAE Consensus.”