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SEG plans to convert remote Uzbek oil and gas fields to solar power
26/10/2022
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SEG, one of the largest oil companies in Uzbekistan, is starting a pilot project to convert its oil and gas training site in Karshi to be supplied with electricity generated from solar energy. Depending on the success of the trial, the company says it hopes to reconfigure up to 15 of its remote oil and gas fields to run on solar energy in the future.
To date, 44 solar panels have been installed at the Karshi site, which together generate up to 8 kW of electricity and use an automated operational dispatch control system.
SEG says that using solar energy to power its remote oil and gas facilities would allow the fields to become fully energy-independent and protect them from extreme weather conditions such as heavy winds and sandstorms which can sometimes disrupt power supplies as overhead power lines become damaged.
Commenting on the project, Sergey Ryabov, Chief Engineer of SEG, says: ‘Uzbekistan is one of the sunniest countries in the world. It makes much sense to use this natural advantage to provide electricity, and we have deliberately chosen the Karshi training ground for the pilot project. Training at the site takes place during daylight hours, when solar generation is at its optimum. We plan full-scale pilot tests of a solar power plant at the training site, following which we can determine the potential wider use of solar panels at SEG’s other production sites.’
