The Government of Uzbekistan in partnership with the International Finance Corporation has received the expression of interest from 45 companies for the development of a gas-fired power plant in the Syrdarya region. 

In February 2020, the government has invited all interested parties to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the finance, design, build, operate, maintain, and transfer of a 1,300 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme.

On the basis of foregoing, the Ministry of Energy (MOE), the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade (MIFT), JSC National Electric Networks of Uzbekistan (NENU) and the Public-Private Partnership Development Agency (PPPDA) under the Ministry of Finance have announced the following list of interested parties that will exclusively participate in the tender:

1. ENKA İnşaat ve San. A.Ş
2. China Machinery Engineering Corporation (Uzb rep. office)
3. Samsung C&T Corporation
4. Calik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret
5. Sumitomo
6. Mitsui
7. Engie
8. Hyundai
9. Nebras Power
10. ACWA Power
11. China Machinery Engineering Corporation
12. Eco Instal
13. Fouad Alghanim & Sons
14. AMEA Power LLC
15. Intecsa Industrial
16. GS Engineering & Construction Corp
17. Electric Power Development Co., Ltd (J-POWER）
18. POSCO International Corporation
19. CHINA GEZHOUBA GROUP International Engineering Co. Ltd.
20. Daewoo E&C
21. Cobra instalaciones y servicios S.A.
22. Mitsubishi Corporation
23. Inter RAO PJSC
24. POWERCHINA Resources Ltd.
25. NTPC Ltd.
26. Marubeni Corporation
27. Siemens Project Ventures GmbH.
28. Stone City Energy
29. GE Capital - Energy Financial Services, Inc.
30. EDF
31. Jera
32. Kyuden International Corporation
33. Kepco
34. China Construction First Group Corporation
35. ERG INTERNATIONAL UK
36. Orascom Construction
37. Independent Power Corporation PLC
38. Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd. (KOMIPO)
39. EDRA POWER HOLDINGS SDN BHD
40. KOSPO
41. Hyundai Engineering Company
42. Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG
43. Rönesans Holding
44. China Power International Holding
45. Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.