News

• • Official ground-breaking ceremony held for 1500MW CCGT power plant at the Sirdarya site
  • Two Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and Investment Agreements signed for two wind power plants in Bukhara and Navoi, with aggregate power generation capacity of 1000MW
  • The Uzbekistan Ministry of Energy, ACWA Power and Air Products have entered into a strategic framework agreement to enable research programs in the fields of renewable energy and hydrogen
  • Senior Government Officials and Representatives from Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and ACWA Power attended Tashkent & Sirdarya ceremonies

Tashkent, Uzbekistan–Following agreements signed in March 2020, cooperation between the Uzbekistan Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade, and ACWA Power has led to three major milestones in the development of power projects to enable Uzbekistan’s ambitious energy transformation plan and increase energy capacity by 2500MW.

Hydrogen mobility and clean energy company, HYZON Motors (“HYZON”) has announced an agreement with AIDRIVERS Ltd (“AIDRIVERS”), a leading autonomous mobility company, to develop an integrated vehicle platform to produce autonomous zero-emission trucks, buses and coaches for off-road industrial mobility operations.

Pilot and entrepreneur Olivier Lombard is leading an ambitious high-end hydrogen sedan project. The first model of a new car manufacturer, Hopium, the Machina will be presented in 2021 in the form of a first prototype before being produced in series, in France, from 2026.

• EU announces Mission Innovation Hydrogen Valley platform with 32 flagship projects

BERLIN — The European Commission today unveiled the Mission Innovation Hydrogen Valley platform, which highlights 32 large-scale hydrogen flagship projects around the world.