Ring Substation Launched Near Tashkent for $171.4 Million
On November 7, a 500 kV Ring Substation with a capacity of 1602 MVA was commissioned in Tashkent Region. It will enhance the reliability of power supply to Tashkent and part of the region and help reduce the load on existing networks, the Ministry of Energy stated.
The $171.4 million project was implemented with the support of the World Bank. Along with the substation, 285 km of high-voltage power transmission lines were constructed. This is the country’s first substation with fully digital control. It will receive energy from power plants in Syrdarya Region and wind farms in the southwest of the country.
The facility is part of a $380 million power grid modernization program approved in 2021. Under the program, 22 outdated substations will also be upgraded, and power transmission lines will be built in nearly all regions of Uzbekistan.
