The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the launch ceremony of completed and new energy projects on Friday in Tashkent.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev called the launch of $3.7 billion worth of completed projects, as well as the start of six new projects, a historic event in the energy sector.
In particular, five PV and wind plants with a total capacity of almost 2,300 MW, as well as five high-voltage substations, were commissioned in Bukhara, Navoi, Namangan and Tashkent provinces.
In addition, first ever 300 MW power storage facility has been erected in Uzbekistan in the Andijan and Fergana provinces.
A 400 MW power plant is being launched in Kashkadarya, a modern CGTU is being launched in Tashkent, and four small hydroelectric power plants are being erected in the Andijan, Surkhandarya and Tashkent provinces.
Six energy infrastructure facility projects with total capacity of 2,500 MW and worth of $3.5 billion are being launched in Fergana, Samarkand, Navoi, Tashkent provinces and the city of Tashkent. This has become a new page in the development of cooperation with foreign partners, the report says.
Through the commissioning of the capacities and new projects, an additional 9.5 billion kWh of power will be produced in the coming years, which will help save 2.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas and the emission of 4.6 million tons of harmful gases will be prevented, the presidential press service said.
Most importantly, more than 4 million households will be provided with uninterrupted access to clean energy. In addition, these projects will give impetus to the creation of added value in the amount of $4 billion in other sectors of the economy, the report says.
In general, next year, 84 billion kWh of power is expected to be produced, which is 25 billion kWh or 1.5 times more than in 2016.
The projects are being implemented in cooperation with Masdar, ACWA Power, Aksa Energy, as well as leading companies from China and Germany.
Considering that all these projects are being implemented through foreign direct investment, this is a clear indication of trust in us and the reforms being carried out, said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
To date, 16 large solar and wind power plants with a capacity of 3,500 MW, equivalent to 10 billion kWh, have been commissioned, bringing the share of green energy in 2024 surpassed 16%.
At the same time, in the next five years, the country's demand for power will increase by 1.5 times and reach 120 billion kWh.
Under the Paris Agreement, Uzbekistan committed to reducing emissions of harmful gases by 35% by 2030. The President announced his readiness to extend these commitments to 2050.
At the end of last year, Shavkat Mirziyoyev also launched six green power plants with a total capacity of 2.4 GW in the Jizzakh, Samarkand, Surkhandarya, Bukhara and Kashkadarya provinces, and the phase I of a wind power plant in Tamdy district of the Navoi province.
