Atlas Corridor
Component

Dargom Canal Hydroelectric Power Plant

power

Cities

Samarkand
Uzbekistan

Cost

$30.6m
$30,600,000

Phases

operational, 2021

Objective

Description

The projects were designed to increase renewable electricity generation by utilizing existing canal infrastructure rather than constructing large dams. Both plants are run-of-canal hydropower facilities located on the Dargom Canal, one of the major irrigation canals in the Samarkand region.

Finance

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$24800000 loan
Exim Bank of China Development bank
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$5800000 investment
Uzbekgidroenergo Company

Operators

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Uzbekgidroenergo
Company