MINISTRY O F INNO VATIO NAL DEVELO PMENT

Overview of renewable energy

in Uzbekistan

The vie ws e xp re sse d in this p re se nta tio n a re the vie ws o f the a utho r a nd d o no t ne c e ssa rily re fle c t the De p uty he a d , De p a rtme nt o f
vie ws o r p o lic ie s o f the Asia n De ve lo p m e nt Ba nk Institute (ADBI), the Asia n De ve lo p m e nt Ba nk (ADB),
its Bo a rd o f Dire c to rs, o r the g o ve rnm e nts the y re p re se nt. ADBI d o e s no t g ua ra nte e the a c c ura c y o f Fue l a nd Ene rg y Ind ustry De ve lo p me nt
the d a ta inc lud e d in this p a p e r a nd a c c e p ts no re sp o nsib ility fo r a ny c o nse q ue nc e s o f the ir use . Se itniya zo va A.
Te rm ino lo g y use d m a y no t ne c e ssa rily b e c o nsiste nt with ADB o ffic ia l te rm s.
 Strategy of actions on five priority directions of
development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021

• e xp a nd ing the use o f re ne wa b le e ne rg y

so urc e s
• wid e intro d uc tio n o f e ne rg y-sa ving
te c hno lo g ie s into p ro d uc tio n
• re d uc tio n o f e ne rg y inte nsity a nd re so urc e
inte nsity o f the e c o no my
Renewable energy resources

Solar energy: from 525 to 760 billion kWh

Wind energy: up to 1 trillion kWh

Hydropower: more than 21 billion kWh

Biomass: about 6 billion cubic meters

 Energy intensity of Uzbekistan
Ene rg y inte nsity o f G DP, kg . o il e q uiva le nt/ do lla r US

0.35 0.33

0.30
0.26
0.25
0.21

0.20 0.18
0.17
0.14 0.14
0.15
0.10
0.10

0.05

0.00
Uzb e kista n Ka za khsta n Russia No rth Ko re a C hina USA G e rm a ny Wo rld a ve ra g e
 Measures taken to reduce energy
intensity
• De c re e o f the Pre sid e nt o f the Re p ub lic o f Uzb e kista n No .
2692 o f De c e mb e r 22, 2016 "O n Ad d itio na l Me a sure s fo r
a c c e le ra te d re no va tio n o f p hysic a lly wo rn o ut a nd
o b so le te e q uip me nt, a s we ll a s re d uc tio n o f p ro d uc tio n
c o sts o f ind ustria l e nte rp rise s “

• De c re e o f the Pre sid e nt o f the Re p ub lic o f Uzb e kista n No .

3012 o f Ma y 26, 2017 "O n the Pro g ra m o f Me a sure s fo r
the Furthe r De ve lo p me nt o f Re ne wa b le Ene rg y,
Imp ro ving Ene rg y Effic ie nc y in the Sp he re s o f the
Ec o no my a nd the So c ia l Sp he re fo r 2017-2021 ".
 Renovation of production facilities

• 194.1 tho usa nd units o f te c hno lo g ic a l e q uipm e nt

we re e xa m ine d in the re pub lic ;

• The ta rg e t pa ra m e te rs o f re pla c e m e nt we re
a ppro ve d: in 2018- 2020 - 6,5 tho usa nd units, in
2021- 2025 - 51,1 tho usa nd units;

• Wo rk is unde rwa y to re pla c e 2.3 m illio n units o f

te c hno lo g ic a l e q uipm e nt in 2018.
 Targets

By 2025 b ring ing the sha re :

 hyd ro p o we r e ng ine e ring fro m 12.7% to 15.8%;

 so la r e ne rg y to 2.3%;
 wind p o we r to 1.6%.

At the sa me time , it is p la nne d to b uild :

Hyd ro e le c tric sta tio ns with a c a p a c ity o f 1243.9 MW
So la r p o we r p la nts - 450 MW
Wind p o we r p la nts 302 MW.
Program of measures for the further development of
renewable energy
"O n the Pro g ra m o f Me a sure s fo r the Furthe r De ve lo p me nt o f
PRESIDENTIAL DEC REE: Re ne wa b le Ene rg y, Imp ro ving Ene rg y Effic ie nc y in the
Sp he re s o f the Ec o no my a nd the So c ia l Sp he re fo r 2017-2021"

DRAFTLAW: "O n Re ne wa b le Ene rg y So urc e s“

It is a ime d a t p ro vid ing :
g ua ra nte e d c o nne c tio n o f e ne rg y p ro d uc e rs
to a sing le e le c tric p o we r syste m;
g ua ra nte e d p urc ha se o f re ne wa b le e ne rg y
fro m inc e ntive ta riffs;
inve stme nt a ttra c tive ne ss o f the c o nstruc tio n
o f RES fa c ilitie s fo r p ub lic a nd p riva te e ntitie s;
a unifie d syste m o f p ub lic a d ministra tio n fo r
the d e ve lo p me nt o f re ne wa b le e ne rg y use ;
d e ve lo p me nt o f huma n re so urc e s p o te ntia l in
the fie ld o f RES a nd o the rs.
 Wo rld Ba nk sup p o rt

In 2013, a c o nc lusio n wa s re c e ive d fro m e xp e rts

fro m the Wo rld Ba nk G ro up o n the d ra ft La w o f
the Re p ub lic o f Uzb e kista n "O n Re ne wa b le Ene rg y
So urc e s";

O ve r the p a st p e rio d , the d ra ft la w ha s suffe re d a

numb e r o f imp o rta nt a d d itio ns a nd c ha ng e s,
ta king into a c c o unt mo d e rn re q uire me nts.
 Existing sta te o rg a niza tio ns

C urre ntly, the re a re a num b e r o f g o ve rnme nt a g e nc ie s in Uzb e kista n who se a c tio ns a re a ime d a t
d e ve lo p ing re ne wa b le e ne rg y use in Uzb e kista n, inc lud ing :

• Ministry o f inno va tio na l d e ve lo p me nt;

• Ministry o f Ec o no my;
• Inte rna tio na l So la r Ene rg y Institute ;
• Dire c to ra te o f JSC "Uzb e ke ne rg o ";
• G o sko me c o lo g y;
• JSC Na tio na l Ene rg y Sa ving C o mp a ny;
• NPO "Physic s-Sun" o f the Ac a d e my o f Sc ie nc e s o f Ruz;
• a nd o the rs.
 Ne xt Ste ps

 Adoption of the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On

Renewable Energy Sources";
 Adoption of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On
public-private partnership";
 Improvement of the management system for the
development of renewable energy use;
 Development of human resources;
 Attraction of investments and others;