TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 20. Solar and wind
power plants in Uzbekistan have set a new record in daily
electricity generation, Trend reports via the country’s Ministry of
Energy.
On May 13, electricity produced by large solar and wind power
plants reached 62.4 million kWh in a single day. Of this volume, 36
million kWh was generated by solar power plants, while 26.4 million
kWh came from wind farms, accounting for 29% of total electricity
production.
The result exceeded the previous record by 10.4 million kWh, or
20%. The prior maximum was recorded on April 28 of the current year
at 52 million kWh.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan has been rapidly expanding its renewable
energy sector since the late 2010s, moving from a system dominated
almost entirely by gas-fired generation to a more diversified power
mix. The shift accelerated after 2019-2020, when the government
began large-scale tenders for solar and wind projects with foreign
partners under long-term PPAs, attracting developers from the UAE,
Saudi Arabia, China, and Europe. By the mid-2020s, multiple
utility-scale solar and wind plants had already been commissioned
or reached advanced construction stages, particularly in the Navoi,
Bukhara, and Karakalpakstan regions.
Consequently, renewables have started to contribute a measurable
share to daily electricity output. The government has set long-term
targets to significantly raise the share of renewables in
electricity production by 2030, alongside efforts to reduce
domestic gas consumption in the power sector.
