Uzbekistan: Solar Public-Private Partnership Investment Program - Tranche 1 (Sherabad Solar Project) (ADB-54056-002)

Countries
  • Uzbekistan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Sherabad
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Sectors
  • Energy
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 10.00 million
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Feb 22, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Nov 15, 2021

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Project Description
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According to the ADB, the first tranche project will be built on approximately 600 hectares of unused and flat state-owned land in Sherabad, Uzbekistan. The project site offers suitable conditions to build solar PV plant with adequate solar irradiation. The estimated project cost for constructing this 200MW solar PV plant, and associated 52 km of 220 kilovolts (kV) transmission line and substation facilities is $190 million, which will be funded by the IPP

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Responsible ADB Officer:

Seung Duck Kim - Central and West Asia Department

Project contacts not available at the time of disclosure.

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