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Kun.uz (29 May 2023)

The energy sector of Uzbekistan is undergoing a period of significant transformation. In an interview with Energy Intelligence in Tashkent, the Energy Minister of Uzbekistan Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov outlined the prospects and challenges that the sector is facing today.

What challenges does the energy sector of Uzbekistan face today? What are the priorities?

Today, the development of our energy industry goes in different directions. First, we pay great attention to the development of renewable energy sources. The president has set ambitious goals and objectives in this direction. Along with new energy sources, increasing energy efficiency is of great importance to us — reducing energy consumption by both industries and the population. Today, the consumption of energy resources per capita in the country is still high, so we see great potential in this direction. As part of the energy efficiency program, we plan to decommission obsolete and inefficient power units and completely modernize electricity generation through the construction and commissioning of new generating capacities. We will also modernize coal-fired stations by building new units, as there will remain a certain share of coal-fired generation in the country. Another vector of development is the modernization and development of electricity networks: this is energy transmission, storage systems and control systems. An important area is the digitalization and automation of the industry — from the production of hydrocarbons to their processing, transportation and delivery to the end-consumers.

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