Renewable Energy Sources Supply 23% of Uzbekistan’s Electricity

Renewable energy sources have generated 23% of Uzbekistan’s electricity since the start of the year, according to the Ministry of Energy. The government plans to lift this share to 54% by 2030 as new projects come online.

The country currently operates 13 solar plants and five wind farms with a combined capacity of 4,700 MW. Their output has exceeded 9.7 bn kWh, which helped save 2.8 bn cubic metres of natural gas and prevented 4.2 mln tonnes of harmful emissions.

Solar panels with a capacity of 1,900 MW and solar collectors holding 4.85 mln litres are being installed at private homes, companies and social facilities. This has brought additional savings of 761 mln cubic metres of gas and cut a further 905,000 tonnes of pollutants.

Thermal power plants are also adopting cleaner technology. At the Tashkent CHP station, new gas turbine units, automated monitoring systems and filters have reduced annual emissions by 200 tonnes.

As part of the Yashil Makon programme, fuel and energy enterprises planted more than 2.5 mln trees in 2025, creating new eco zones around industrial sites.