Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan generated 69.6 billion kWh of electricity in January–September 2026, an increase of 8.4% compared with the same period last year, while electricity exports rose and imports declined, the Ministry of Energy said.
Electricity exports increased by 21.4%, while imports fell by 27.2%, Obidjon Dilmurodov, a chief specialist in the ministry’s public relations department, said at a briefing.
Power generation increased by 5.4 billion kWh over the nine-month period. Thermal power plants produced 49.1 billion kWh, large-scale solar and wind power plants generated 10.5 billion kWh, and hydropower plants accounted for 6.6 billion kWh. Small solar power plants produced 2.5 billion kWh, while block power plants generated 867.1 million kWh.
Large-scale solar and wind facilities generated 10.5 billion kWh in the first nine months of 2026, matching their total output for the whole of 2025. Hydropower generation also exceeded the previous year’s full-year figure, reaching 6.6 billion kWh against 6.5 billion kWh in 2025. Small solar power plants produced 500 million kWh more than their total output for the whole of last year, when generation amounted to 2 billion kWh.
Electricity consumption in Uzbekistan reached 68.1 billion kWh in January–September, up 4.1 billion kWh, or 6.3%, from the same period in 2025.
A total of 53 billion kWh was supplied to consumers during the period. Wholesale consumers received 39 billion kWh, while households were supplied with 14 billion kWh.
Industrial enterprises consumed 20.6 billion kWh, agriculture used 5.6 billion kWh, and other wholesale consumers accounted for 12.8 billion kWh.
Uzbekistan exported 3.4 billion kWh of electricity in the first nine months, an increase of 591.6 million kWh, or 21.4%, compared with January–September 2025.
Electricity imports declined by 720.4 million kWh, or 27.2%, to 1.9 billion kWh.
Uzbekistan plans to generate 94.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2026, an increase of 7.7 billion kWh, or 8.8%, from the previous year. Annual electricity consumption is projected to reach 92.2 billion kWh, up 5.7 billion kWh, or 6.6%, from the 2025 level.
The ministry’s priorities for the remainder of the year include meeting electricity generation and supply targets, ensuring uninterrupted power supplies to consumers and improving the efficient use of energy resources.
