The Central Asian country has been carrying out reforms in its energy sector to modernise ageing infrastructure and implement energy-efficient technologies, as well as to develop clean energy.

Uzbek migrant workers are expected to experience losses amid the depreciation of the Russian rouble and difficulties wiring the money back to their homes due to sanctions imposed on some of the Russian banks.

The constructed plant will generate 2 billion kilowatt-hours of energy per year, ensuring the generation of affordable electricity for the growing population of the region.

The volume of attracted investments is estimated to be $1.2 billion and the efficiency of the plant is expected to be over 60 percent, which will save 1.1 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually.