Uzbekistan plans to bring the electricity production from renewable energy sources (RES) to 5,000 MW (5 GW) in the next 5-6 years, Deputy Minister of Energy Sherzod Khadjaev said.

He noted that the ministry is developing a program to boost the fuel and energy sector by 2030, which includes plans for the development of generating capacity and the implementation of large investment projects, taking into account the future needs of the population and the economy.

“One of the most important areas of this program is the expansion of the share of electricity generated by renewable energy. Our goal is to bring the total output to 5 thousand MW in the next 5-6 years,” Khadjaev said.

This is two times more than the first NPP in the country will produce (2.4 GW - station capacity). Uzbekistan, together with Rosatom, intends to complete the construction of the first power unit in December 2028, the second in June 2030.

“If today the NPP was commissioned, it would satisfy about 30% of the country's needs. Taking into account the growth in demand and the forecast that we have, electricity consumption will double and amount to about 117 billion kWh in the near future. After 2030, nuclear power plants will be able to satisfy about 15-16% of the needs,” the First Deputy Minister of Energy, Director General of Uzatom agency Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov noted.

Earlier, Sherzod Khadjaev reported that in the next 10 years, Uzbekistan plans to build about 25 solar power plants. The country's first 100 MW solar power plant, he said, is scheduled to be commissioned in the Navoi region.