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Zarafshan Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project

Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Zarafshan, Uzbekistan

Source: Power Technology

Project
Planned

Masdar has signed a battery storage service agreement with JSC Uzenergosotish to develop Uzbekistan's largest standalone battery energy storage system. The first phase will provide 300MW of storage capacity, enough to power approximately 1.3 million households for two hours, connecting to the Murunau substation. A second phase is planned to add another 300MW capacity. The project supports Uzbekist

Status
Prospective
Sector
Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Government
Location
Zarafshan, Uzbekistan
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Power Technology

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The project “Zarafshan Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy Storage sector, located in Zarafshan, Uzbekistan. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Power Technology.

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2026-07-22

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Masdar has signed a battery storage service agreement with JSC Uzenergosotish to develop Uzbekistan's largest standalone battery energy storage system. The first phase will provide 300MW of storage capacity, enough to power approximately 1.3 million households for two hours, connecting to the Murunau substation. A second phase is planned to add another 300MW capacity. The project supports Uzbekistan's goal of generating 54% of power from renewables by 2030 and contributes to net-zero ambitions.

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Energy

Location

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Uzbekistan

City

Zarafshan

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Power Technology

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Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Government

Article published date

2025-11-15

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