China's Liaoning Lide to build wind farms in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE. May 24 (Interfax) - China's Liaoning Lide plans to build several wind farms in Tajikistan's Sughd region, the regional leader's press service reported.

"Another Chinese company has said it is prepared to cooperate with Sughd region in the area of alternative energy. Liaoning Lide intends to build wind farms in the northern region of Tajikistan. Company head Jang Jinming announced this at a meeting with the region's Governor Rajabboy Ahmadzoda, which was held in Khujand on May 22, 2024," the statement said.

Earlier, China's State Investment Group announced plans to build a solar farm in Sughd region.

Liaoning Lide, founded in 2002, manufactures equipment for the energy sector and has been working actively in Central Asia for the past six years, the press service said. The company has begun building wind farms in Uzbekistan and a "similar project is also possible in Sughd region," it said.

"The region is known as the 'valley of opportunities' and a number of programs and projects are being implemented to develop the economic and social sphere. Hundreds of small and large businesses work here and demand for electricity is growing," Ahmadzoda was quoted as saying in the press release.