SEOUL, Oct. 20 (UPI) — Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said Tuesday it helped complete Tajikistan’s first megawatt-scale solar power facilities as part of efforts to tap into the Central Asian market.
The South Korean firm, known as KHNP, said the project involved the construction of two solar power plants with a capacity of 3 megawatts each, along with energy storage systems capable of storing 0.5 mw-hours of electricity apiece.
The plants are in Tajikistan’s Sughd and Gorno-Badakhshan regions, where residents have long struggled with unreliable access to electricity, according to KHNP.
The company said that the new facilities will help ease power shortages in the two regions and bolster the country’s overall power supply.
Funded by the South Korean government’s Official Development Assistance program, the initiative was administered by the state-backed Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology.
KHNP said that data gathered from the facilities would enable South Korean manufacturers to refine their technologies and enhance their competitiveness in global markets.
“This project is significant not only because it has helped improve the local power supplies but also because it has strengthened the foundation for energy cooperation between South Korea and Tajikistan,” KHNP said in a statement.
“Building on the experience and partnerships established through this initiative, we will pursue follow-up projects in areas such as solar and hydroelectric power while continuing to explore new business opportunities across Central Asia.”
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (UPI) — Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said Tuesday it helped complete Tajikistan’s first megawatt-scale solar power facilities as part of efforts to tap into the Central Asian market.
The South Korean firm, known as KHNP, said the project involved the construction of two solar power plants with a capacity of 3 megawatts each, along with energy storage systems capable of storing 0.5 mw-hours of electricity apiece.
The plants are in Tajikistan’s Sughd and Gorno-Badakhshan regions, where residents have long struggled with unreliable access to electricity, according to KHNP.
The company said that the new facilities will help ease power shortages in the two regions and bolster the country’s overall power supply.
Funded by the South Korean government’s Official Development Assistance program, the initiative was administered by the state-backed Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology.
KHNP said that data gathered from the facilities would enable South Korean manufacturers to refine their technologies and enhance their competitiveness in global markets.
“This project is significant not only because it has helped improve the local power supplies but also because it has strengthened the foundation for energy cooperation between South Korea and Tajikistan,” KHNP said in a statement.
“Building on the experience and partnerships established through this initiative, we will pursue follow-up projects in areas such as solar and hydroelectric power while continuing to explore new business opportunities across Central Asia.”
