Uzbekistan's electricity output up 8.4%, imports down 27.2% in nine months

Electricity production in Uzbekistan rose by 5.4 billion kilowatt-hours, or 8.4%, in January–September 2026 compared with the same period last year, the Energy Ministry reported. According to the ministry, a total of 69.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity was produced over the nine months. Of this, 49.1 billion kilowatt-hours came from thermal power plants, 10.5 billion kilowatt-hours from large solar and wind power plants, and 6.6 billion kilowatt-hours from hydroelectric power plants.

Large solar and wind power plants reached their full-year 2025 production volume within nine months. Hydroelectric output surpassed last year's full-year figure of 6.5 billion kilowatt-hours. Small solar plants generated 2.5 billion kilowatt-hours, up 500 million kilowatt-hours from last year's result.

Electricity consumption in the reporting period reached 68.1 billion kilowatt-hours, 6.3% higher than a year earlier. Electricity exports rose 21.4% to 3.4 billion kilowatt-hours, while imports fell 27.2% to 1.9 billion kilowatt-hours. The ministry plans to produce 94.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity by the end of 2026.