Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In 3 months of 2022, 5 power plants were launched in Uzbekistan. Another 2 new stations are expected to be put into operation - the total capacity of which will be 1474 MW. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy.

As a result, 6 new thermal power plants and one solar photoelectric power plant will start operating this year.

As a result, the total capacity of the energy system of Uzbekistan will exceed 16,000 MW.

Also, it is worth noting that in 2022, seven hydroelectric power plants with a total capacity of 173 MW will be built and modernized in Samarkand, Surkhandarya and Tashkent regions.

For information, during 2017-2021, 3547 MW of new capacity was created.