Scaling-up renewable geothermal energy in Uzbekistan (As an example – The Gulistan area, Gissar region)

I. P. Sidorova; R. I. Saxobidinov; E. A. Golovko

doi:10.1063/5.0290461

Conference paper

Scaling-up renewable geothermal energy in Uzbekistan (As an example – The Gulistan area, Gissar region)

I. P. Sidorova, R. I. Saxobidinov, E. A. Golovko

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https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0290461

Highlights

Two zones of high heat flow in the Gulistan area.
Possible reservoirs at 2.5–3.5 km depth.
Proposed plant: binary-cycle units in 50 MW stages, up to 100 MW.

Summary

Geophysical surveys in the Gulistan area of the Gissar region found two zones of unusually high heat flow. Gravity, magnetotelluric and seismic surveys fed 3D models of the area, which point to possible reservoirs at 2.5–3.5 km.

The paper proposes binary-cycle power units, built in 50 MW stages, to reach 100 MW of steady generation. It is a research proposal, not an approved project; exploration drilling would be the next step.

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3D resistivity model with a dark blue body at depth and a power station and two wells drawn above it — Figure 7. 3D model of the Gulistan area: the potential petrothermal reservoir (dark blue), with the proposed station and two wells. Source: I. P. Sidorova, R. I. Saxobidinov and E. A. Golovko (2025), via Wikimedia Commons.

How to cite

I. P. Sidorova, R. I. Saxobidinov and E. A. Golovko (2025). Scaling-up renewable geothermal energy in Uzbekistan (As an example – The Gulistan area, Gissar region). AIP Conference Proceedings, 3347, 020027. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0290461

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