Construction of 21 large hydropower plants in Uzbekistan

According to a Fars News Agency correspondent in Tashkent, the Uzbek government plans to build 21 large hydropower plants with a capacity of 740 MW between 2022 and 2026.

According to the plan, small hydropower plants with a capacity of 5 MW will be built in 22 fields, and small hydropower plants up to 500 kV will be built to supply the villages.

Next year, 7 projects with a capacity of 170 MW, in 2023 and 2024, 12 projects with a capacity of 150 MW and in 2025 and 2026, two projects worth 420 MW will be implemented.

Since 2017, when Uzbek Gidroenergo was established, 11 new hydropower plants have been built and eight more have been rebuilt. As a result of these additional capacities, 244 MW of electricity generation has been created, but Uzbekistan’s hydropower potential is only partially exploited.

The President of Uzbekistan also stressed the need to attract the private sector to build small hydropower plants.

He said: “Currently, 22 priority fields will be constructed through a tender for a small hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 5 MW.”

“Shaukat Mirziyoyev also builds small power plants with a capacity of 500 kV to supply villages along rivers and canals, such as”Narin»،«ساخ»,« تنخاز »،«آق بولاق” And “اوگام” Cited.

By order of the President of Uzbekistan, the facilities provided to individuals and entrepreneurs for the installation of wind farms will also apply to small power plants.

There are currently 45 power plants in Uzbekistan with a total capacity of about 12,800 megawatts. The main share, in other words, 90% of electricity is generated by 10 thermal power plants with a capacity of 10,600 MW.

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