Uzbekistan nears completion of first Central Asian wind and battery facility

A 232 million euro project combining a wind farm with large-scale battery storage in western Uzbekistan is nearing completion, Euronews reported. The Asian Development Bank described the installation at Nukus 2 as the first of its kind in Central Asia. Euronews and Yahoo Finance UK both reported that 25 of the 26 wind turbines at the facility are already generating electricity and supplying the national power grid. [1][6]

The wind farm development involves international financing and includes a 25-year electricity purchase agreement, according to Euronews. The installation's large-scale battery storage system is currently undergoing safety checks while the final turbine work is finished. [1]

Central Asia consists of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan operates as a presidential republic led by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who has pursued foreign investment reforms and economic liberalization. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Uzbekistan achieved a real gross domestic product growth rate of 6.5 percent in 2024. [10][13][15]

The project reaches its final stages as international institutions and energy developers track renewable investments across the region. Euronews noted that large-scale energy storage installations in Europe more than doubled in 2025. [1]