(AOF) – In December 2022, Voltalia won a call for tenders, coordinated by the IFC (International Finance Corporation, World Bank group), for the future 123 megawatt Sarimay solar power plant, in the Khorezm region in Uzbekistan. On November 2, during a state visit and under the aegis of the French and Uzbek presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Voltalia signed two cooperation agreements. The first concerns a protocol relating to the next stages of the development of the Shurkul hybrid project.
The second concerns an extension protocol for the Sarimay project, providing, in the wake of the solar project, for its hybridization with the addition of 100 additional megawatts of wind power, associated with battery storage solutions.
Sébastien Clerc, Managing Director of Voltalia, declares: “These two bilateral agreements consolidate our presence in Uzbekistan.”
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