Jun 20, 2025 · The Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan, Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, spoke about plans to increase the share of renewable energy sources in electricity production at the newly
Aug 18, 2025 · A $150mn financing package, including $100mn from the World Bank, will support the modernisation of Uzbekistan''s power grid and integration of renewable energy in key regions.
May 9, 2023 · "It will increase the flexibility of the power system and enable large-scale renewable energy generation deployment and integration in the grid over the medium-to-long term. These
Jan 13, 2025 · An ambitious project for the construction of the first storage hydropower plants in Central Asia will be implemented in Uzbekistan. This event marks an important step towards
Uzbekistan remains one of the most energy-intensive economies in the world. Energy use is largely based on fossil fuels, although the country has significant RE potential in solar and wind. Natural gas makes up to 83 percent of total primary energy consumption and more than 80 percent of the electricity mix.
7. The Project builds on the World Bank energy program in Uzbekistan by scaling up the private investment and commercial financing, diversification of power mix from domestic resources (solar), clean energy transition and decarbonization.
The Uzbek energy sector contributes to roughly 83%, 116.1 MT of CO2, of its total GHG emissions, where the residential and industrial sectors account for over 70% of total GHG emissions. Thus, decarbonizing the Tajik energy sector is crucial to achieving the county’s ambitious carbon emissions reductions under the Paris Agreement.
When operational, the transmission network will integrate the power systems of Central and South Asia and enable parallel operations, mutually increasing energy system resilience. The Uzbek power system lacks flexible generating capacity, resulting in challenges balancing supply and demand.
Its cross-border capacity is 4,150 MW, 27.6% of the country's installed capacity: 1,000 MW with Kazakhstan, 850 MW with Tajikistan, 450 MW with Afghanistan, 850 MW with Turkmenistan, and 1,000 MW with Kyrgyzstan. Historically, net electricity trade was balanced near zero, but in 2019, Uzbekistan became a net importer.
Natural gas dominates the Uzbek Energy mix with a share of 85.9%, whilst renewable energy, solely hydropower, accounts for only 0.9% of the share. Electricity generation is also dominated by natural gas with 88% of the share, whilst hydropower holds a share of 7%.
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