In the presence of Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Investments and Foreign Trade Minister Sardor Umurzakov, ACWA Power signed in Riyadh an implementation agreement with Uzbekistan for the development, construction and operation of a 1500 MW wind power project in Karakalpakstan, the Saudi company said on May 4.

Once operational, the project will become the largest wind farm in the Central Asian region, and one of the largest in the world, ACWA Power said.

The agreement was signed by ACWA Power Executive General Manager of Business Development Ayad AlAmri and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Energy Minister Sherzod Khodjaev and Deputy Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Shukhrat Vafaev.

 

https://www.neweurope.eu/article/saudi-acwa-power-to-build-largest-single-site-wind-farm-in-central-asia/