Sazagan Solar 1

Sazagan Solar 1

The Sazagan Solar 1 500 MW PV + 334MW BESS + 220kv 75 km 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”) and 75 km 220kv 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.

Key documents

  • ESIA Volume I Non-Technical Summary

  • ESIA Volume II Main Report

  • ESIA Volume III Environmental & Social Management Plan

  • ESIA Volume IV Environmental & Social Impact Assessment

  • Environmental and Social Action Plan

  • Critical Habitat Assessment

  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan

  • Environmental and Social Action Plan Samarkand I & II

  • Land Acquisition and Livelihood Restoration Plan

  • ESIA Volume I Non-Technical Summary

  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan

  • ESIA Volume I Non-Technical Summary

  • ESIA Volume II Main Report

  • ESIA Volume III Environmental & Social Management Plan

  • Environmental and Social Action Plan

  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan

  • Land Acquisition and Livelihood Restoration Plan

Key facts

  • Location

    Nurobod district, Samarkand Region, Uzbekistan

  • Offtaker

    JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan (NEGU)

  • Capacity

    500 MW PV and 334MW BESS with 75 km OHTLs

  • Technology

    Solar PV technology, using bi-facial panels with tracking technology, and battery energy storage system

  • Project cost

    US$ 758 million

  • Acwa share

    100%

  • Offtake contract

    25-year PPA BOO(T)

  • Project company

    FE “ACWA Power Sazagan Solar 1” LLC

  • Operations & maintenance company

    NOMAC

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