Uzbekistan has begun construction on six new energy projects with a total capacity of 2.5 GW.

The President of Uzbekistan described the commissioning of 18 new power facilities worth $3.7 billion and the initiation of construction for six additional projects with a capacity of 2,500 megawatts as a "historic event" in the energy sector.

Specifically, five solar and wind power plants with a total capacity of just over 2,300 megawatts, along with five high-voltage substations, are being put into operation in the Bukhara, Navoi, Namangan, and Tashkent regions.

For the first time in Uzbekistan, a large 300-megawatt energy storage system has been constructed in the Andijan and Ferghana regions.

Additionally, a 400-megawatt power plant is being commissioned in the Kashkadarya region, a modern cogeneration facility in Tashkent, and four small hydropower plants in the Andijan, Surkhandarya, and Tashkent regions.

It has been noted that as a new chapter in the ongoing collaboration with foreign partners, the construction of six power plants with a capacity of 2,500 megawatts and a total cost of $3.5 billion is commencing in the Ferghana, Samarkand, Navoi, and Tashkent regions, as well as in the city of Tashkent.

Thanks to the capacities being commissioned today and new projects, an additional 9.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity will be produced in the coming years, saving 2.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas and preventing the emission of 4.6 million tons of greenhouse gases.

It is emphasized that over 4 million households will be provided with uninterrupted clean energy. This, in turn, will stimulate the creation of added value amounting to $4 billion in other sectors of the economy.

In total, next year, 84 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity will be produced, which is 1.5 times more than in 2016.

These projects are being implemented in collaboration with foreign partners such as Masdar, ACWA Power, Aksa Energy, as well as influential companies from China and Germany.