Electricity Generation in Uzbekistan Grows by 6% in 2025 Driven by Renewable Energy Expansion

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Electricity generation in Uzbekistan reached 86.7 billion kWh in 2025, up from 81.5 billion kWh a year earlier, representing a 6% increase.

A significant contribution to the growth came from the expansion of renewable energy sources. Solar, wind, and hydropower plants generated 16.8 billion kWh of electricity, which is 29% more than in 2024.

Output from solar and wind power plants reached 10.5 billion kWh, more than doubling (2.1 times) year on year. As a result, 3.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas were saved, and emissions of 4.7 million tons of harmful substances were avoided.

In 2025, extensive regulatory and legal reforms were carried out in the fuel and energy sector. A total of 33 presidential decrees and resolutions, as well as 63 Cabinet of Ministers documents, were adopted. International cooperation was actively expanded, with partners including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, France, China, Germany, the Netherlands, Qatar, Japan, the United States, Finland, the Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Afghanistan. Overall, more than 120 meetings with foreign partners were held.

Foreign investment absorbed by the fuel and energy complex amounted to US$11 billion, accounting for 25% of total investment nationwide. The sector created 1,275 new jobs.

At present, Uzbekistan operates 148 power plants with a total installed capacity of 25,797 MW. Of this, 17,551 MW comes from thermal power plants and combined heat and power plants, 2,441 MW from hydropower plants, 3,930 MW from solar photovoltaic plants, 1,652 MW from wind power plants, and 223 MW from block stations.

In 2025, new generating capacities totaling 4,647 MW were commissioned under 42 projects. These include solar power plants with a combined capacity of 1,413 MW, wind power plants totaling 752 MW, battery energy storage systems with a capacity of 1,245 MW, a thermal power plant with a capacity of 1,065 MW, hydropower plants totaling 168 MW, and cogeneration units with a combined capacity of 102 MW.

Distribution infrastructure was also expanded, including substations with a total capacity of 1,614 MVA and 420 km of power transmission lines.

Construction of facilities with a combined capacity of 3,508 MW began in 2025 under 21 projects. These include solar power plants with a capacity of 475 MW, wind power plants totaling 2,300 MW, battery storage systems with a capacity of 675 MW, and cogeneration units totaling 58 MW.

In parallel, construction commenced on substations with a capacity of 160 MVA, as well as 2,050 km of power lines and 285 km of gas networks.

As part of production localization efforts, new industrial facilities were commissioned, including a plant in the Bostanlyk district capable of producing 155 hydropower units per year with capacities of up to 40 MW, and a transformer manufacturing plant in the city of Angren with an annual output of 15,000 units rated up to 2 MVA.

In addition, the country’s first national hydropower plant with a capacity of 38 MW was commissioned in the Uychi district. The facility was built entirely using domestically produced equipment and materials.

Electricity supply to consumers in 2025 reached 77.1 billion kWh, compared with 67.5 billion kWh in 2024, marking a 14% increase.

The total number of electricity consumers reached 8,735,503. The number of household consumers increased from 7,961,094 in January to 8,215,795 in December, while the number of legal entities rose from 483,729 to 519,708.

During the year, small-scale solar panels with a total capacity of 2 GW were put into operation. Cumulative installed capacity of solar panels reached 2,000 MW, of which 1,025 MW was commissioned in 2025.

The total capacity of solar water heaters reached 4.943 million liters, including 1.74 million liters installed during the reporting year. Subsidies totaling 201.7 billion soums were provided to households that installed solar panels, while businesses received 121.2 billion soums in subsidies between January and November.

As part of infrastructure modernization, 787 km of main transmission lines and 29,500 km of distribution networks were overhauled. Nine power transformers at main substations and 10,270 transformer substations were replaced. In addition, 8,600 km of power lines, 2,300 transformer substations, and 28 substations were modernized and reconstructed.

As a result, electricity supply was improved for more than 800,000 households across 954 mahallas.

Energy efficiency measures made it possible to save 2.7 billion kWh of electricity and 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Within the nationwide “Green Space” project, more than 2.5 million fruit and ornamental seedlings were planted in 2025.