Central Asia's first wind farm with large-scale batteries nears completion in Uzbekistan
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Twenty-five of the 26 turbines are already supplying the national grid, while the storage system undergoes safety checks. The €232m investment includes international financing and a 25-year electricity purchase agreement, as large-scale storage installations in Europe more than doubled in 2025.
A €232m ($260m) wind power project in western Uzbekistan is nearing completion, combining electricity generation with large-scale battery storage in what the Asian Development Bank (ADB) describes as a first for Central Asia.At Nukus 2, 25 of the 26 wind turbines are already generating electricity, while the battery system is undergoing commissioning. The technology is designed to address a challenge increasingly facing electricity networks around the world, including in Europe: how to balance supply and demand as wind and solar power expand.The facility, located in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic in northwestern Uzbekistan, is being developed by Saudi energy company ACWA.
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