Fergana Valley to receive part of its electricity from other regions

Part of the electricity demand in Uzbekistan's Fergana, Andijan and Namangan regions is covered by generation in other parts of the country. Officials said the load on electricity grids will rise as new industrial zones and large enterprises are launched. The statement was made on 16 October at an open dialogue between President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and investors in the fuel and energy sector.

Mirziyoyev said that in the early stage of the sector's development, the priority was rapidly building new renewable energy capacity. Projects were located in regions proposed by investors. While this approach attracted significant investment, some regions developed surplus capacity, increasing the cost of transmitting electricity to other parts of the country.

The government plans to determine in advance where and what generation capacity is needed, then offer prepared projects through open tenders. A map of grid connection opportunities is to be presented by 1 March 2027. By 2030, the country plans to build 5,000 km of power lines and 16 large substations, and to increase energy storage capacity to 4.5 GW.