Uzbekistan's solar and wind power plants have generated 4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity since the beginning of this year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Energy on October 20.

As of midday on October 20, the country’s solar and wind energy facilities had produced 3.5 billion kWh of electricity from solar power and 506.4 million kWh from wind farms. This shift toward renewable energy has saved approximately 1.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas and prevented 1.6 million tons of harmful emissions from being released into the atmosphere.

The Ministry further noted that this amount of green energy is sufficient to cover the 10-month social electricity consumption for 2 million households or provide for the annual needs of 1.6 million households.

Uzbekistan is working towards increasing the share of green energy to 40% of its total energy production by 2030. As of early 2024, wind and solar power contributed to only 10% of the country’s energy balance.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev highlighted earlier this year that Uzbekistan’s wind energy potential alone exceeds the nation’s electricity needs by 10 to 12 times. The government projects that by the end of 2024, green energy production will reach 13 billion kWh, with renewable sources making up 15% of the country’s energy mix.

In a related report, Kun.uz noted that the government purchased 500 million UZS worth of electricity from the population within the first two months of this year, signaling growing efforts to integrate renewable energy sources at all levels of the energy sector.