Uzbekistan’s Tashkent Solar Energy Storage Project, the largest electrochemical energy storage facility in Central Asia, was successfully connected to the grid on December 5.
The storage facility is an EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) project contracted by China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (Energy China)’s subsidiaries including China Energy International Group Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Thermal Power Construction Co., Ltd., and Anhui Electric Power Design Institute.
The energy storage station of Uzbekistan’s Tashkent Solar Energy Storage Project, the largest electrochemical energy storage facility in Central Asia, was successfully connected to the grid on December 5 local time. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
Located about 30 kilometers northeast of Tashkent, the project includes a newly built 334 MW/500 MWh electrochemical energy storage station, a 220 kV booster station, a 220 kV cable transmission line, and partial upgrades to secondary communication systems at the receiving substation.
As a landmark achievement for Energy China in supporting the Belt and Road Initiative and deepening international industrial cooperation, the project can store up to 770,000 kWh of clean electricity per full charge. With a charge-discharge efficiency of 85 percent, a single discharge during peak demand can release 654,500 kWh—enough to meet the daily electricity needs of nearly 100,000 households. Annually, the project will enable the consumption of 410 million kWh of green electricity, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 347,000 tons and saving 139,000 tons of standard coal.
(Executive editor: Yuan Ting)
