Masdar has won the rights to develop over 400MW of solar power in Uzbekistan in a public-private partnership tender.
The Uzbekistan Ministry of Energy said Masdar has secured deals for two photovoltaic plants in the Jizzakh and Samarkand regions of the country.
Masdar was awarded the project in the Jizzakh region with a bid to supply solar power at $18.23 (€14.92) a megawatt-hour (MWh) and $17.91/MWh for the project in Samarkand.
The tender attracted seven compliant bids for the Jizzakh site, and six for the Samarkand site, the ministry said.
Minister of Energy Alisher Sultanov said: “Uzbekistan is making huge strides towards producing and providing ‘green energy’ for its population, decreasing the country’s dependence on fossil fuels and reducing overall CO2 emissions.
“These projects are key components of our ambitious, wider energy strategy to develop environmentally friendly renewable sources of energy to meet growing electricity demand.
“We are proud to be working with the IFC, the World Bank and other international partners as we join the international community of solar power generators.”