BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 6. Uzbekistan has generated more than 20.1 billion kWh of electricity from January through March 2023, Trend reports with reference to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy.
The ministry says that Uzbekistan’s output of electricity has increased by 421.5 million kWh or 2.1 percent, compared to the reporting period in 2022.
At the same time, 16.7 billion kWh of electricity was supplied to the population from January through March 2023, increasing by 1.3 billion kWh or 8.5 percent, compared to the same period last year.
In 2022, Uzbekistan’s electricity generation amounted to 74.3 billion kWh— an increase of 4.2 percent, compared to the figure for 2021 (71.3 billion kWh). The ministry notes that over the past 5 years, electricity production increased by 25.9 percent, from 59 billion kWh in 2016.
The country's authorities pay great attention to the development of the energy sector, in particular, Uzbekistan has embarked on major power sector reforms to establish an effective regulatory regime, enhancing the security of power supplies and increasing the deployment of renewable energy resources.
It is expected that by 2030, with help of international financial organizations, the country will increase renewables deployment by up to 12 GW of solar and wind capacity.