The two Asian countries unveil plans for large-scale PV projects

Uzbekistan

  Sunview Group Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Fabulous Sunview Sdn Bhd has inked a development and cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Energy to develop two large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Uzbekistan.

  In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Sunview said its unit is responsible for the design, engineering, procurement, and construction of a 400 megawatt of alternating current (MWac) solar PV plant with a 100 megawatt (MW)/200 megawatt hour (MWh) BESS in the Andijan district.

  It also will develop a 200 MWac solar PV plant with a 50мW/100MWh BESS in the Fergana district.

Pakistan

  The Sindh Transmission & Dispatch Company (STDC) and GO Energy Private Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding for the transmission of a 500-megawatt floating solar project at Keenjhar Lake, Sindh.

  Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Energy, Government of Sindh, was the chief guest at the signing ceremony held in Karachi. Other dignitaries present at the occasion included Musaddiq Ali Khan, Secretary Energy, Government of Sindh, M. Saleem Shaikh, CEO Sindh Transmission & Dispatch Company, Ammar Ali, CEO, GO Energy, & Haris Jamil, Director CEO Secretariat, K-Electric.

  The 500MW floating solar project is set to become one of the largest floating solar installations in the world with state-of-the-art solar panels and floating infrastructure designed to withstand the unique challenges of Keenjhar Lake’s environment.

 Excerpted from the New Energy Intelligence Bureau