Uzbekistan's Electricity Demand Declines In 2022 IEA
Date
2/17/2023 12:23:14 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 17 . Uzbekistan's
electricity demand decreased by an estimated 1 percent in 2022,
trend reports via
the latest electricity market update from the International Energy
Agency (IEA).
According to the report, Uzbekistan is the Eurasia region's
third largest electricity consumer, and its electricity demand rose
by 7 percent (+4.1 TWh) in 2021.
Furthermore, the report notes that Uzbekistan continues to
suffer from electricity supply cuts due to natural gas supply
shortages for power plants. In this regard, Uzbekistan put into
operation additional six thermal power plants with a combined
capacity of 1.4 GW and one solar power generation complex with a
capacity of 100 MW during 11M2022.
'Natural gas output fell by 4 percent (-2 bcm) year-on-year in
2022 due to aging fields with rapidly deteriorating production
rates. As of the middle of November 2022, Uzbekistan stopped
natural gas exports, with officials suggesting a supply-demand gap
of 20 mcm/d in the country,' the report says.
The IEA was created in 1974 to help coordinate a collective
response to major disruptions in the supply of oil. While oil
security remains a key aspect of the work, the IEA has evolved and
expanded significantly since its foundation. The IEA recommends
policies that enhance the reliability, affordability, and
sustainability of energy
Earlier in January, Uzbekistan had a problem with the light
provided to the country's Surkhandarya region. In this regard,
Uzbekistan decided to increase the volume of electricity imports
from Tajikistan to provide light to the Surkhandarya region. Some
220 kV of electricity was supplied to Uzbekistan's Surkhandarya
region from the Tajik 'Regar-500' substation through the
L-Regar-Zarchop and L-Regar-Sherabad lines.
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