Overview

In June 2020, Masdar signed an agreement with the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan and JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan to design, finance, build and operate a 500-megawatt (MW) utility-scale wind farm project.

The Zarafshan Wind Farm, which is located in the Navoi region, has a capacity of 500MW, provides enough electricity to power 150,000 homes, and displaces over 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

Developed, built and to operated by Masdar, the wind farm is the largest of its kind in Central Asia and the first to be constructed in Uzbekistan.

Project Info

Technologies Used

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Wind

Location

Navoi region

Project Completion Year

2025

Status

Operational