Uzbekistan will allocate $154.15 million in preferential loans to encourage installation of solar panels and water heaters. Under this program, at least 50% of available rooftop space on homes and businesses will be designated for solar equipment, energy minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov announced.
Uzbekistan’s electricity demand will grow by 7.5% annually until 2030, energy minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov said. To meet this demand, the country will expand new energy sources, build hydroelectric plants, and modernize and construct thermal power plants, with expanding their capacity to 18.5 GW.
In preparation for the fall-winter period, Uzbekistan’s UGSS Gazli and Khojaabad are 98% full. Gas extraction from them has not yet started due to warm weather. Energy Minister has earlier noted that extraction capacity will be increased from 18−20 million to 30 million cubic meters.
Despite plans to increase the share of solar, wind and hydropower in electricity generation, Uzbekistan “will not give up gas,” Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov declared. He said the country is aiming to almost double gas-fueled power generation.
Since October 7, Uzbekistan has imported about 300 million cubic meters of gas from Russia under a contract with Gazprom, Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov said. He again refused to reveal the price of imported “blue fuel.”
Uzbek Energy Minister, Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, announced at the Tashkent Investment Forum that the country’s gas production is expected to see positive growth in the second half of 2023, following a decline in production due to various factors.
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