Uzbekistan’s electricity generation rises 7.8% to 54.3bn kWh in January–July

Uzbekistan's electricity output saw a 7.8% rise from January to July 2026, reaching 54.3 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh). This marks a 3.9 billion kWh increase compared to the same timeframe in 2025, according to data from the Ministry of Energy, as reported by UzA.

Thermal power plants remained the primary electricity source, producing 38.9 billion kWh during this period. Large-scale solar and wind farms collectively generated 7.5 billion kWh, making them the second-largest contributor among the categories detailed by the Ministry of Energy. Hydropower plants added 5.4 billion kWh to the total. Small-scale solar installations contributed 1.9 billion kWh, while block stations accounted for 593.7 million kWh.

Based on these figures, thermal generation constituted approximately 72% of Uzbekistan's total electricity production for the first seven months of the year. Large-scale solar and wind facilities made up about 14%, and hydropower represented roughly 10%. Combined, large-scale solar and wind facilities, hydropower plants, and small-scale solar installations generated 14.8 billion kWh, which is over a quarter of the total electricity produced.

Electricity demand also grew during the first seven months of 2026, with Uzbekistan consuming 52.9 billion kWh. This represents a 2.6 billion kWh, or 5.2%, increase compared to the corresponding period in 2025. Consequently, the growth in electricity generation outpaced the rise in consumption, with generation expanding by 7.8% year-on-year versus a 5.2% increase in electricity usage.

The difference between reported domestic generation and consumption for January–July was approximately 1.4 billion kWh. However, the provided data does not include details on electricity imports, exports, transmission losses, or other elements of the power balance, meaning this difference cannot be directly interpreted as an electricity surplus.

In July, electricity production growth accelerated. Uzbekistan generated 8.9 billion kWh that month, an increase of 920.3 million kWh, or 11.6%, compared to July 2025. Electricity consumption in July reached 8.8 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 638.8 million kWh, or 7.8%. Similar to the seven-month figures, the rate of growth in electricity production in July (11.6%) exceeded the increase in consumption (7.8%).