Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev has met with Sumitomo Corporation President and CEO Shingo Ueno and Shikoku Electric Power President and Director Yoshihiro Miyamoto to discuss joint energy projects worth a total of $4.2 billion.

The meeting was held at Uzbekistan’s Cabinet of Ministers, with discussions focusing primarily on renewable energy development, The Caspian Post reports, citing UzDaily.

The projects include the construction of solar power plants in Samarkand Region, wind power plants in Karakalpakstan, and energy storage systems.

Key priorities include commissioning the solar power plants on schedule and securing the necessary approvals to advance the wind power project to the implementation stage.

The participants also explored potential cooperation in manufacturing cable products for power transmission lines, the mining industry and the supply of ambulances.

They separately discussed opportunities to apply Japanese companies’ experience in managing special economic zones and in electricity generation, transmission and distribution.

Other potential areas of cooperation include modernising electricity grids, operating energy storage systems and training specialised personnel.