BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 11. Uzbekistan is
advancing projects to modernize waste management, expand waste
recycling, and generate electricity from municipal solid waste.


This was reflected in the statement by the press service of the
Uzbek president.


According to the press service, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
reviewed a presentation on investment projects aimed at improving
waste management, recycling municipal waste and introducing
technologies that can turn waste into an economic resource.


The projects are part of Uzbekistan’s efforts to promote
circular economy principles and increase the use of modern
technologies in waste management, according to the presidential
administration.


Six waste-to-energy projects are scheduled to be implemented in
Kashkadarya, Samarkand, Tashkent, Andijan, Fergana and Namangan
regions in 2026–2027. The projects involve Chinese companies, with
plants in Kashkadarya and Samarkand expected to begin operations in
2026 and facilities in the other regions in 2027.


Once fully operational, the six plants are expected to process
3.6 million tons of municipal solid waste annually and generate 1.6
billion kilowatt-hours of electricity.


Five additional projects involving companies from Singapore,
South Korea and China are planned for Karakalpakstan and the
Jizzakh, Surkhandarya, Bukhara and Khorezm regions. These
facilities are expected to further expand the country’s
waste-processing and waste-to-energy capacity.







During the presentation, the costs and land requirements
associated with traditional landfills and waste-to-energy plants
were compared, as well as their potential budget revenues and
environmental impact.


Particular attention was given to measures aimed at minimizing
the environmental impact of waste incineration, taking into account
international experience and the obligations of investors.


Mirziyoyev instructed officials to accelerate implementation of
the projects, create the necessary infrastructure and
organizational conditions for investors, increase localization and
strengthen workforce training in the sector.


"The Head of our state stressed the need to pay special
attention to accelerating the implementation of projects, creating
the necessary infrastructure and organizational conditions for
investors, increasing the level of localization, as well as
training qualified personnel in the field," the press service
noted.


The president also ordered the creation of a talent pool of
1,000 specialists for waste-to-energy plants in cooperation with
Green University, Samarkand State University and Karshi State
University.


The planned projects are expected to support Uzbekistan’s
transition toward a more sustainable waste-management system while
increasing the use of waste as a source of energy and reducing
reliance on landfills.