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Starting from 2030, Uzbekistan will be able to export surplus electricity to Europe if the trilateral joint project of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to lay a deep-sea cable along the bottom of the Caspian Sea is successfully implemented, said Uzbek Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov.
“By the end of this year, our total energy capacity from renewable sources will reach a level above 4 GW, and by 2030 this figure will exceed 20 GW, of which 2 to 5 GW will be exported to Europe,” local media quoted Mirzamakhmudov as saying.
The minister said the exact export volumes would depend on the capacity of the transmission system and demand from European buyers.
He explained that Uzbekistan’s electricity will pass through Kazakhstan via the Central Asian Common Energy System, then through a deep-sea cable under the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan, from there to Georgia, and then through a cable under the Black Sea to Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria.
According to the development strategy of Uzbekistan, the total power generation capacity will increase 2.4 times to 44.9 GW by 2030. At the same time, the share of renewable energy sources will be increased to 40%, for which solar and wind power projects with a total capacity of 18.8 GW will be implemented (8.6 GW – solar, 10.2 GW – wind).
Earlier, on May 1, within the framework of the Tashkent Investment Forum, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of cooperation on integrating energy systems to supply “green” electricity to Europe.
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