Uzbekistan produced 5bn kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity from solar and wind power plants between January 1 and July 6, 2025, according to the Ministry of Energy.
This output translates to an average of 26.7mn kWh of clean energy generated per day. Of the total, solar power plants accounted for 3.13bn kWh, while wind power plants contributed 1.92bn kWh.
As a result of this green energy production:
- 1.52bn cubic meters of natural gas were saved;
- Over 2.22mn tonnes of harmful emissions were avoided.
Currently, 11 solar photovoltaic power plants and 4 wind power plants with a combined capacity of 4,119 megawatts operate across 10 regions of Uzbekistan.
Since the country’s first solar power plants in Navoi and Samarkand began operating, annual generation has steadily increased—from 434mn kWh in 2022 to 576.9mn kWh in 2023. In 2024, electricity generation from 9 solar and 1 wind power plant reached 4.86bn kWh.
The Ministry also reported that from January 1 to 8:00 a.m. on July 7, the country’s hydroelectric, solar, and wind power stations collectively generated 8.74bn kWh—accounting for 20.3% of total electricity production in 2025. This helped:
- Save 2.65bn cubic meters of natural gas;
- Prevent over 3.87mn tonnes of emissions;
- Meet the six-month power needs of 7.28mn households or the full-year needs of 3.64mn households.
“The establishment of alternative energy sources is a state policy,” President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said in August 2024 during a meeting on energy efficiency and renewable energy expansion. Uzbekistan aims to raise the share of green energy in total electricity generation to 50% by 2030.
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