On August 3, the inaugural ceremony of the China Railway Express (Xi’an – Tashkent) freight train for exporting LONGi’s PV modules to buttress Shaanxi–Uzbekistan economic and trade cooperation was successfully held at Xi’an. With a clear train whistle, “Chang’an”, the freight train loaded with 20MW PV modules set off for Uzbekistan to support the green and low-carbon development of Central Asian countries.
The construction of a 1GW project in Uzbekistan was signed during the visit of the Uzbekistan Energy Minister to China and currently is the largest PV project invested by Chinese enterprises overseas. According to the agreement, China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) will build two 500MW solar power plants in Uzbekistan’s Qashqadaryo and Buxoro regions.
Zhong Baoshen, Chairman of LONGi stated that the shipment of modules to Uzbekistan is the first overseas PV power generation project after the China-Central Asia Summit. It represents the important responsibility and mission undertaken by Chinese companies in the global energy field under the “Belt and Road” initiative.
LONGi has achieved great results since the implementation of this national initiative. In 2022, LONGi provided 1/3 of the core equipment for PV projects in five Central Asian countries. In Uzbekistan, it participated in several government-led projects, including PV projects of the State Tax Committee Building of Uzbekistan, Almalyk Mining-Metallurgical Complex, and Uzbek State University of World Languages. In February this year, the company signed three MOU cooperation agreements with Uzbekistan and will also be deeply involved in the country’s green energy transition in the years to come.
So far, Chang’an has shipped LONGi’s modules overseas for export for over 100 times, totalling 5,000+ HC containers. It has been to the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and other different countries. LONGi will continue to deepen cooperation with governments and enterprises in Central Asia, lead technological innovation during the “Belt and Road” construction and promote the development of the industry.
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