From Generation to Export: Integrated Energy Projects to Get Priority in Uzbekistan

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is holding an open dialogue with investors in the fuel and energy sector. Over the past five years, more than $2 billion has been directed to modernizing electricity grids. The next major task is renewing the networks and developing energy storage systems.

By 2030, plans call for 5,000 kilometres of grid and 16 large substations, and raising energy storage capacity to 4.5 gigawatts. Most projects will be located in Karakalpakstan, Bukhara, Jizzakh, Samarkand, Namangan, Kashkadarya and Tashkent regions. Priority will now go to integrated projects that combine generation, storage and grids. Cooperation with investors is also planned for building hydro-accumulation stations for long-term energy storage.

Uzbekistan does not limit its energy sector to the domestic market. A project with Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan to deliver green energy to Europe across the Caspian Sea is moving into a practical phase. Afghanistan and South Asian markets have also been designated as promising directions.