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Central Asia’s solar on the rise

Utility-scale solar is on the rise in Central Asia, with support from development banks. Following a series of competitive auctions, PV projects were commissioned and are under further development in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan, corporate interest in distributed small-scale renewables is growing, but for further market uptake, additional incentives should be introduced, practitioners say.

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pv magazine

05 Oct 2022

Solarway founder Abdulla Ushurov at a 60 kW project for a petrol station in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. | Image: Solarway

The Central Asian solar market is on a roll, with Kazakhstan the pioneer and regional leader and Uzbekistan not far behind. Kazakhstan installed 2.7 GW of solar capacity between 2017 and 2021, according to the new REN21’s UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report, and in 2021, added over 1 GW of solar – resulting in it …

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