Uzbekistan's state-owned Uzbekenergo has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to 11 pre-qualified bidders for the country's first solar tender.  The country has followed the steps of Ethiopia, Madagascar, Senegal and Zambia in the launch of Scaling Solar program.

Together with International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group, the Government of Uzbekistan structures the public-private partnership (PPP) model for the development of a 100 MW solar photovoltaic plant located in Navoi region. Out of the 23 interested companies for the project, 11 has emerged as pre-qualified bidders under the Scaling Solar Program. 

The final selection of the winners will be announced in the third quarter of 2019.