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Uzbekistan sees increase in electricity production

Business Materials 8 September 2021 13:25 (UTC +04:00)
Uzbekistan sees increase in electricity production

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 8

By Fakhri Vakilov – Trend:

Large industrial enterprises of Uzbekistan produced 40.3 billion kWh of electricity, for 7 months of 2021, Trend reports citing Uzbekistan’s State Statistics Committee.

The volume of electricity generation increased by 3.4 billion kWh compared to the same period of last year.

The main sources of electricity by regions of the country are Syrdarya region - 22.9 percent; Tashkent region - 22.8 percent; Kashkadarya region - 19.3 percent; Navoi region - 15.7 percent.

Note that the energy system of Uzbekistan is the largest in Central Asia. About 85 percent of electricity generation comes from thermal power plants, mainly fueled by natural gas, the rest - from hydroelectric power plants.

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