Uzbekistan Sets New Record in Green Power Generation

Since the start of the year, Uzbekistan's wind and solar power plants have generated a total of 10 billion kWh of electricity, setting a new record.

According to Uzbekistan's Energy Ministry, the milestone was reached on December 8, The Caspian Post reports, citing Uzbek media.

Currently, Uzbekistan operates solar and wind power plants with a combined installed capacity of 5,582 MW. In just the past 1.5 months, this capacity has grown by 900 MW, thanks to the commissioning of new projects.

It took approximately 1.5 months to generate an additional 1 billion kWh. The previous milestone of 9 billion kWh was reached on October 22.

Thanks to renewable energy sources, Uzbekistan has saved 2.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas. In addition, the release of 4.4 million tons of harmful emissions into the atmosphere has been prevented.

Including hydropower plants, the total volume of electricity generated from renewable sources as of 17:00 on December 8 amounted to 16 billion kWh.

The volume of green electricity generation is sufficient to fully cover the annual electricity demand of 6.6 million consumers, the Ministry of Energy said.

For comparison, in 2022 the first photovoltaic power plants in the Navoi and Samarkand regions generated 434 million kWh. In 2023, electricity generation amounted to 576.9 million kWh, while in 2024 it has already reached 4.86 billion kWh.