Uzbekistan increased electricity production from renewable energy sources in 2025, with solar and wind generation more than doubling, as per to data released by the Ministry of Energy.
By the end of 2025, total electricity production in the country rose by 6.38%, increasing from 81.5bn kWh to 86.7bn kWh. Electricity supply to consumers grew at a faster pace, rising by 14% to exceed 77bn kWh. Over the same period, the number of household electricity consumers reached 8.21mn, up 3.2%, while the number of business consumers increased by 7.4% to 519,700 legal entities.
Including hydropower, total green electricity generation amounted to 16.8bn kWh, representing a 29% increase compared to the previous year. Renewable sources—solar, wind, and hydropower—accounted for around 20% of total electricity production in the country. Solar and wind power generation alone increased 2.1 times year-on-year, exceeding 10.5bn kWh for the first time.
The growth of renewable energy production has accelerated sharply in recent years. Solar and wind generation totaled 434mn kWh in 2022, rose to 576.9mn kWh in 2023, and reached 4.8bn kWh in 2024, before surpassing 10.5bn kWh in 2025.
As per to the Ministry of Energy, the expansion of renewable energy sources allowed Uzbekistan to save approximately 3.2bn cubic meters of natural gas and prevent the emission of about 4.7mn tons of harmful substances into the atmosphere during the year.
As of the end of 2025, Uzbekistan had 148 power plants with a combined installed capacity of 25,797 MW. Thermal power plants and independent energy manufacturers accounted for 17,551 MW, hydropower plants for 2,441 MW, large solar power plants for 3,930 MW, small hydropower plants for 1,652 MW, and block stations for 223 MW.
Energy infrastructure development is continuing, with 21 projects currently under construction totaling 3,508 MW. These include four solar projects with a combined capacity of 475 MW, two wind projects totaling 2,300 MW, five battery storage projects with 675 MW, two cogeneration projects with 58 MW, and two substations with a combined capacity of 160 MVA. In addition, construction is underway on 2,050 km of electricity networks and 285 km of gas networks.
In 2025, Uzbekistan also commissioned its first national hydroelectric power plant built entirely with locally produced components. The facility, with a capacity of 38 MW, is located in Uychi district.
The share of green energy in Uzbekistan’s electricity mix reached 30% by 2025. As per to government plans, this figure is expected to increase to 54% by 2030.
