ENERGO: Uzbekistan becomes Central Asia's number one in renewable energy

Uzbekistan has overtaken Kazakhstan to become Central Asia’s leader in renewable energy. Heavy investment into a few mega projects means that power-hungry Uzbekistan now has about 2.6 GW of green energy capacity, ahead of Kazakhstan – the first country in Central Asia to invest into renewable power.

After its initial reluctance, the government in Tashkent has thrown itself into building a variety of wind and solar plants of increasingly large size.

“We have built the largest solar farm in Navoi, which was opened by Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in 2022,” says Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, the CEO of the Middle Eastern power giant Masdar. “The government has supported us step by step to make sure the business is protected and conducted in an efficient way.”