Uzbek oil player mulls solar rollout

• SEG is undertaking a PV pilot prior to determining to equip its various other remote O&G areas with PV panels

Uzbekistani oil as well as gas business SEG has actually revealed strategies to transfer its oil and gas fields to host solar farms.

SEG is mounting a pilot solar farm at its oil and also gas training site in Karshi, which includes 44 photovoltaic panels that will certainly create 8KW of electrical power to power all devices used at the training site.

Post-completion of the pilot project as well as data analysis, SEG will certainly make an additional strategic decision on furnishing its various other remote oil as well as gas fields with photovoltaic panels.

This could entail approximately 15 more areas being reconfigured to solar power, and to use the automated operational dispatch control (ASODU) system.

Commissioning of the solar station at the training site is arranged for this month.

Further activities for the change to renewable energy sources at the sites will be accomplished by SEG in early 2023.

It is imagined that the areas can end up being totally energy-independent as well as secured from problems such as hefty winds and also sandstorms, which can in some cases disrupt power supplies as above power lines come to be damaged.

Sergey Ryabov, Chief Engineer at SEG, said: "Uzbekistan is among the sunniest nations in the world.

" It makes much sense to utilize this all-natural benefit to offer electrical energy, and we have actually intentionally chosen the Karshi training school for the pilot project.

" Training at the site happens during daytime hours - when solar generation is at its optimum.

" This implies we can prevent utilizing batteries at their maximum as well as make sure the site's proceeded procedures.

" We prepare full-scale pilot examinations of a solar energy plant at the training site, following which we can figure out the potential larger use photovoltaic panels at SEG's various other manufacturing sites."

SEG has two options for electricity provision at its remote sites, either utilizing petroleum gas, or the power of the sun.

Ryabov included: "The fairly low cost of solar panels is countered by the price of bring back electrical power when power lines are harmed by weather events.

" With solar energy, we can achieve continuous and hassle-free power for the firm's areas - according to the state's programme to boost the efficiency of oil production."