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Uzbekistan Generates Over 35.5 Billion kWh of Electricity in First Five Months of 2025

Uzbekistan Generates Over 35.5 Billion kWh of Electricity in First Five Months of 2025
Uzbekistan Generates Over 35.5 Billion kWh of Electricity in First Five Months of 2025

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — From January to May 2025, Uzbekistan produced 35.56 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, marking a 4.2% increase compared to the same period of last year.

Despite this overall growth, electricity generation at large enterprises declined sharply — from 31.2 billion kWh in January–May 2024 to 26.32 billion kWh in the current year, reflecting a decrease of 15.65%.

In contrast, small business entities significantly ramped up their activity, generating 9.24 billion kWh of electricity — a 3.17-fold increase compared to the same period in the previous year.

At the same time, a downturn was observed in thermal energy production by large enterprises, which totaled 10.21 million gigacalories — 11.1% less than in January–May 2024.

Askar Yakubov
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