BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 10. ACWA Power’s green
hydrogen facility in Uzbekistan will become operational in June,
said Abid Malik, President for Central Asia at the company, as he
addressed a panel titled Green Development Model of New Uzbekistan:
The Role of Renewable Energy in Addressing Environmental Challenges
at the IV Tashkent International Investment Forum, Trend reports.
“Within this month, we will be commissioning our first green
hydrogen project in Uzbekistan,” he said. The plant will have a
capacity of 3,000 tons per year and will be the country’s first
operational green hydrogen project. “This is the first project that
will be operational, and that will bring Uzbekistan to a different
platform in the world of green hydrogen,” Malik added.
ACWA Power operates in 14 countries and has close to 79,000 MW
of power capacity in development, construction, or operation. Of
that total, 47% comes from renewable sources. The company also
produces 9.5 million cubic meters of desalinated water per day and
is involved in green hydrogen and ammonia projects in both Saudi
Arabia and Uzbekistan.
Malik noted that international interest in Uzbekistan’s
renewable energy sector has grown significantly. “Even on this
forum, if you look at it, all the leading investors – Emiya Power,
Masdar, EDF, Total, Voltalia – they are developing renewable energy
projects here,” he said.
He attributed this to energy sector reforms initiated by the
President of Uzbekistan and the work of key ministries. “The team
which His Excellency has put together, including the Prime
Minister, the Minister of Economy, the Deputy Prime Minister, the
Energy Minister, Minister of Finance – they are all important
contributors in converting those dreams into reality,” Malik
stated.
