The Sazagan Solar 2 500 MW PV + BESS + Substation + 420km 500kv and 220kv OHTLs project is a greenfield Independent Power Project IPP that is developed by ACWA Power in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
ACWA Power and the JSC National Electrical Grid of Uzbekistan signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the development/construction/operation of a 500 MW photovoltaic plant including a 334MW battery energy storage system (“BESS”), Substation, 70km 220Kv and 350km 500kv with double circuit single tower OHTLs. JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan acts as the sole off-taker.
The project will be located in the Samarkand region and will be developed as a ‘Build, Own, Operate, Transfer’ project. ACWA Power will take the lead in the construction, engineering, operation and maintenance the plant.
Samarkand 2