Uzbekistan's Green Energy Capacity Reaches 8 Gigawatts

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. Uzbekistan's installed capacity of renewable and other green energy sources has reached 8 gigawatts, reflecting the country's accelerating transition toward cleaner electricity generation, Trend reports via the Uzbek Ministry of Energy.

Renewables now account for approximately 30% of the country's total electricity generation, with 5.6 gigawatts coming from solar and wind power plants and an additional 2.4 gigawatts from hydropower facilities.

Since the beginning of the year, solar and wind plants have generated more than 4.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. Including hydropower output, total renewable generation has exceeded 7.6 billion kilowatt-hours.

For the full year 2025, solar and wind generation reached 10.4 billion kilowatt-hours, helping the country save an estimated 3 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to official figures.

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