BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 28. Uzbekistan has
opened a $50 million electrical equipment production complex in
Tashkent region, with an annual capacity of 25,520 high-voltage
units on Sept. 26.
This was reflected in a statement by the UzEltexSanoat.
According to the information, the new NURA Electric complex,
located in Yukorichirchik district, covers 200,000 square meters,
or 20 hectares. The project represents $50 million in investment
and targets a 60% local content level.
The facility is designed to develop, manufacture and install
solutions for electrical substations ranging from 0.4 kilovolts to
500 kilovolts. It will also produce relay protection cabinets for
solar and wind power plants.
“The launch of the new production complex expands Uzbekistan’s
domestic capacity to manufacture high-voltage electrical equipment
and supports the localization of products for the energy sector,”
the UzEltexSanoat Association said.
The complex is expected to support the development of
Uzbekistan’s electrical equipment industry and increase domestic
production capabilities for infrastructure projects in the energy
sector and and to create 1,000 jobs .
Deputy Prime Minister J. Khodjayev, Energy Minister Sh.
Khodjayev, UzEltexSanoat Association Chairman M. Yunusov,
Yukorichirchik District Governor U. Atemov and representatives of
NURA Electric’s partner companies attended the opening
ceremony.
The project is part of efforts to expand industrial production,
increase localization and develop manufacturing capacity for
equipment used in conventional and renewable energy
infrastructure.
