Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy has published consolidated statistics for the end of 2025. The report notes significant changes in the country’s energy balance: over the year, electricity generation rose by 6.38%, from 81.5 billion kWh to 86.7 billion kWh. This was reported by upl.uzreports.
Most notably, deliveries to end consumers grew even faster than production: the figure increased by 14% to 77 billion kWh. System efficiency also improved—the gap between gross generation and actual deliveries narrowed from 14 billion kWh to 9.6 billion kWh (about 11% of total volume).
Against the backdrop of industrialization and urbanization, the number of subscribers is also expanding. Among households, the number of consumers rose by 3.2% to 8.21 million, while in the business sector the number of legal entities increased to 519.7 thousand, marking 7.4% growth.
The year’s main trend is active diversification of energy sources. “Green” generation, including hydropower, grew by 29% to 16.8 billion kWh. As a result, renewables began to cover nearly 20% of the republic’s electricity needs.
Solar and wind power deserve special attention: output in this segment increased 2.1 times and, for the first time in the country’s history, surpassed the 10.5 billion kWh mark.
This shift delivered both economic and environmental benefits: alternative energy saved 3.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas. It also prevented 4.7 million tons of pollutants and greenhouse gases from being released into the atmosphere.
In 2025, investment activity in the sector was reflected in the commissioning of 42 facilities with a total capacity of 4,647 MW. New capacity includes 5 photovoltaic plants (1,413 MW), 4 wind farms (752 MW), and 10 battery energy storage systems (1,245 MW). In addition, one 1,065 MW thermal power plant and 2 cogeneration units were launched.
In parallel, another 21 projects were launched with a combined capacity of 3,508 MW. The list includes 4 solar plants, 2 large wind complexes totaling 2,300 MW, as well as energy storage and cogeneration systems.
Generation growth is going hand in hand with infrastructure upgrades: over the year, construction works were carried out on 2,050 km of power transmission lines and 285 km of gas networks.
Existing capacities were not left out of modernization either: major repairs were completed on 787 km of trunk lines and nearly 30,000 km of distribution networks. More than 10,000 transformer points and dozens of substations were upgraded.
As a practical result, the quality of energy supply improved in 954 mahallas, affecting more than 800,000 households. By year-end, energy savings were recorded at 2.7 billion kWh of electricity and 2 billion cubic meters of gas.
The report also highlights another key advantage: Uzbekistan averages more than 300 sunny days per year. This enables solar panels to operate at high efficiency almost year-round.
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