According to the Ministry of Energy, the following projects are planned to be implemented in the hydropower sector in 2022:

•  3 new HPPs will be built in Samarkand region;
•  4 operating hydroelectric power stations will be modernized in Surkhandarya, Samarkand and Tashkent regions.

As a result, 173 MW of new capacities will be commissioned, and the total capacity of the country’s hydroelectric power plants will be increased to 2,225 MW.