Uzbekistan generated 69.6bn kilowatt-hours of electricity in January–September 2026, an increase of 8.4% year on year, while electricity imports fell by 27.2% to 1.9bn kWh, the Ministry of Energy reported.
Electricity production rose by 5.4bn kWh compared with the same period in 2025.
Thermal power plants accounted for 49.1bn kWh of total generation, while large-scale solar and wind power plants produced 10.5bn kWh. Hydroelectric power plants generated 6.6bn kWh.
Small-scale solar installations contributed another 2.5bn kWh, up by 500mn kWh year on year. Hydropower generation also exceeded the 6.5bn kWh recorded for the whole of 2025.
Electricity consumption reached 68.1bn kWh during the first nine months of 2026, up 6.3% year on year. A total of 53bn kWh was supplied to consumers, including 14bn kWh to households.
Electricity exports increased by 21.4% to 3.4bn kWh, while imports declined by 27.2% to 1.9bn kWh.
The Ministry of Energy plans to generate 94.6bn kWh of electricity by the end of 2026, with annual consumption projected to reach 92.2bn kWh.
Earlier, it was reported that Uzbekistan aims to increase its annual electricity production capacity to more than 129bn kWh by 2030. The country plans to add 22,000 MW of new generating capacity and raise the share of renewable energy in electricity generation to 54%.