BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5. Uzbekistan plans to
increase the share of renewable energy sources (RES) in its total
electricity generation mix to 54 percent by 2030, scaling up
cumulative generation to 120 billion kilowatt-hours, President of
the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the St.
Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Trend reports.
He noted that through the implementation of large-scale
investment projects, the republic has already expanded its
electricity production 1.5 times—from the previous 58 billion
kilowatt-hours to the current 87 billion kilowatt-hours.
The commissioning of the country's first integrated nuclear
power plant in the Jizzakh region will become a crucial element of
long-term technological development and diversification of the
national energy balance. The President of Uzbekistan recalled that
on the day prior, alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, he took part in the first
concrete pouring ceremony at the NPP construction site.
"For us, this is a project for long-term development, the
training of a new engineering school, and the development of
advanced technologies. We intend to work together in other areas of
the peaceful application of the atom as well—in medicine,
agriculture, industry, and science," Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.
The head of state also added that the economy of New
Uzbekistan, which has grown from $50 billion to $147 billion over
the past 10 years, continues to demonstrate sustainable growth
dynamics, requiring the advanced deployment of new generation
facilities and infrastructural capacities.
