Uzbekistan connected the initial phases of two solar power plants, totalling an installed capacity of 500 MW, to the national grid. These plants are maintained using intelligent PV cleaning robots supplied by Sunpure.
The 220 MW PV cleaning project in Samarkand was featured in the international edition of the People’s Daily, a Chinese media outlet, as a major collaboration between China and Uzbekistan in renewable energy.
The solar power plants use integrated tracker systems and Sunpure's PV Cleaning System to address sand and dust issues. A single robot in this system covers up to 2.4 km, making it the longest of its kind globally.
To meet the demands of long-distance cleaning, Sunpure upgraded the robots with high-power modules, reduced energy consumption, and improved durability. Additionally, a dual docking station solution was implemented in certain areas. This approach reduces deployment costs, lowers the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), and enhances the operational efficiency of the PV cleaning robots.
Earlier, Daryo reported that Uzbekistan, in partnership with the World Bank Group and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), secured a financial package to fund a 250-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic plant accompanied by a 63-MW battery energy storage system (BESS). This pioneering project aims to provide clean and reliable electricity to approximately 75,000 households.
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