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Uzbekistan’s electricity generation falls 2.5% year on year

Uzbekistan’s electricity generation falls 2.5% year on year
Uzbekistan’s electricity generation falls 2.5% year on year / Photo: Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan..

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Electricity generation in Uzbekistan totalled 249.2 million kWh on 10 November 2026, down 2.5% compared with the same day a year earlier, the Ministry of Energy reported.

Compared with 10 November 2025, output fell by 6.5 million kWh, from 255.7 million to 249.2 million kWh.

Thermal power plants generated 206.2 million kWh, 7.1% below the 222 million kWh recorded a year earlier.

Hydropower generation, by contrast, increased by 42.9% to 19 million kWh, compared with 13.3 million kWh a year earlier.

Solar power plants produced 2.9 million kWh, down 80.4% from 14.8 million kWh a year earlier. Wind power generation rose nearly sevenfold, from 2.6 million to 18.1 million kWh.

Block stations generated 3 million kWh of electricity, compared with 2.8 million kWh a year earlier. Output from small-scale solar panels totalled 0.1 million kWh, unchanged from the same day in 2025.

The decline in overall generation was attributed to lower electricity demand. According to the Ministry of Energy, consumption on 10 November 2026 was 8.5% lower than a year earlier.

In 2025, lower air temperatures increased demand for electricity to heat buildings, while the weather was warmer this year.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.